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Definition scaffold in American English

scaffold noun

[countable] noun
/ˈskæfəld/
1

a structure consisting of poles and boards on the outside of a building, that people stand on when they are working on the building

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1.1

a structure that can be moved up and down that someone stands in when they are working on the outside of a tall building, especially cleaning the windows 3

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2

a structure on which criminals were killed in the past by being hanged or beheaded

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Definition scaffold in American English