1
a
: a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
b
: a platform on which a criminal is executed (as by hanging or beheading)
c
: a platform at a height above ground or floor level
2
: a supporting framework
Examples of scaffold in a Sentence
The condemned man was led to the scaffold.
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Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Mast-climber scaffolds are elevator-like devices that carry construction workers up and down building facades.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scaffold. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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scaffold
noun
scaf·fold
ˈskaf-əld 
also -ˌōld
1
a
: an elevated platform built as a support for workers
b
: a platform on which a criminal is executed
2
: a supporting framework
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