1. a structure made of interlocked timber or concrete frames filled with stones or other material, used in construction or engineering
Usage: engineering; construction

Examples

• The engineers used cribworks to stabilize the hillside.
• Cribworks were constructed along the riverbank to prevent erosion.
• The old bridge foundation included massive stone-filled cribworks.
• Workers built cribworks to support the temporary road structure.
• The dam’s design incorporated cribworks for additional stability.