noun
- wooden supports or framework used in construction, especially in mines or tunnels
Usage: construction; mining
Examples
- The mine required extensive timberings to prevent cave-ins.
- Workers installed new timberings throughout the tunnel system.
- The old timberings in the shaft needed replacement after years of use.
- Safety inspectors checked all the timberings before allowing miners to enter.
- Heavy timberings supported the roof of the underground passage.
- The construction crew reinforced the excavation with steel and wooden timberings.