formwork
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
formwork (usually uncountable, plural formworks)
- (construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
- Synonym: shuttering (chiefly British)
- 2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 35:
- The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
used in construction
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Further reading[edit]
- formwork on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “formwork” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “formwork” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “formwork” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “formwork” in Dicionário Online de Português.