shoring : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shoring	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shoring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoring n a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support Synonym(s): shore, shoring the act of propping up with shores Synonym(s): shoring, shoring up, propping up
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shore \Shore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.] To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up; as, to shore up a building.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shoring \Shor"ing\, n. 1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore. 2. A system of props; props, collectively.