Shoring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shore \Shore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.]
     To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up;
     as, to shore up a building.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoring \Shor"ing\, n.
     1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or
        shore.
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     2. A system of props; props, collectively.
        [1913 Webster] Shorl

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shoring
       n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to
            provide support [syn: {shore}]
       2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring up}, {propping
          up}]