Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shoring"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shoring
n 1: a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to
provide support [syn: {shore}]
2: the act of propping up with shores [syn: {shoring up}, {propping
up}]
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