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échafaud — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • scaffold noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.

Senses

échafaud is used for these senses in English:

  • catafalque A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.
  • scaffold A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
  • scaffold An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.

scaffold — full definition

  1. noun A temporary framework of poles or tubes that workers stand on to reach high parts of a building.
  2. noun A raised wooden platform historically used for executions.
  3. noun A structure or framework that provides support for something else, including figuratively.

Related French words