'Shoring' definitions:

Definition of 'shoring'

(from WordNet)
noun
A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support [syn: shore, shoring]
noun
The act of propping up with shores [syn: shoring, shoring up, propping up]

Definition of 'Shoring'

From: GCIDE
  • Shoring \Shor"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A system of props; props, collectively. [1913 Webster] Shorl

Definition of 'Shoring'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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