noun
- horizontal wooden beams or poles that support scaffolding planks in construction
Usage: construction; technical
Examples
- The construction workers secured the putlogs to the vertical scaffold poles.
- Each putlog must be properly fastened to ensure worker safety.
- The scaffolding collapsed when one of the putlogs gave way.
- Inspectors check that all putlogs are level and secure before work begins.
- Steel putlogs have largely replaced wooden ones on modern construction sites.
- The putlogs were spaced three feet apart along the scaffold structure.