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