"formwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: formworks [plural]
Etymology: From form + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|form|work}} form + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} formwork (usually uncountable, plural formworks)
  1. (construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: shuttering (alt: chiefly British) Derived forms: formworker, formwork carpenter Translations (used in construction): banche [feminine] (French), coffrage [masculine] (French), Schalung [feminine] (German), Verschalung [feminine] (German), Betonschalung [feminine] (German), Einschalung [feminine] (German), Betonverschalung [feminine] (German), καλούπι (kaloúpi) [neuter] (Greek), cassaforma [feminine] (Italian), cassero [masculine] (Italian), cofragem [masculine] (Portuguese), forma [feminine] (Portuguese), опа́лубка (opálubka) [feminine] (Russian), encofrado [masculine] (Spanish)

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