noun
- wooden or metal supports used to prevent something from falling or collapsing
Usage: construction; engineering
Examples
- The workers installed shoring to support the damaged wall.
- Additional shoring was needed before they could continue excavating.
- The old building required extensive shoring during renovation.
- Steel shoring replaced the temporary wooden supports.
- The construction crew checked the shoring daily for safety.
- Without proper shoring, the trench walls could collapse.