noun
- a structure made of logs or timbers laid in alternating layers at right angles, filled with earth or stones, used in construction or engineering
Usage: engineering; construction
Examples
- The engineers used cribwork to stabilize the hillside.
- Cribwork was constructed along the riverbank to prevent erosion.
- The old bridge foundation was built with heavy timber cribwork.
- Workers filled the cribwork with stones and gravel.
- The retaining wall featured traditional log cribwork design.
- Cribwork provides excellent drainage while maintaining structural integrity.