shoring

English Thesaurus

1. the act of propping up with shores (noun.act)

hypernym	:	support, supporting,
definition	:	the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening (noun.act)

2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	beam,
definition	:	long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact)

3. the act of propping up with shores (noun.act)

derivation	:	prop, prop up, shore, shore up, prop, prop up, shore, shore up,
definition	:	support by placing against something solid or rigid (verb.contact)

derivation	:	prop, prop up, shore, shore up, prop, prop up, shore, shore up,
definition	:	support by placing against something solid or rigid (verb.contact)