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подмо́стки — meaning in English

podmostki

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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.
  • stage noun A phase or step in a process of change or development.

Senses

подмо́стки is used for these senses in English:

  • scaffold A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
  • stage (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.

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.

stage — full definition

  1. noun A phase or step in a process of change or development.
  2. noun A raised platform where performances take place.
  3. verb To organise and carry out an event, especially a performance or protest.

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