Word Meaning

scaffold definition and meaning

n. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
n. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.
n. An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
v. t. To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.

Crossword clues for scaffold

- Raised platform
- Temporary framework erected around a building