# shoring

Pronunciation: US say "SHOR-ing" /ˈʃɔɹɪŋ/; UK say "SHAW-ing" /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Temporary bracing put in place to keep a structure such as a tunnel, trench, or wall from collapsing.
   - Simple: Wooden or metal supports that hold up a wall, trench, or tunnel so it does not fall in.
   - _Inspectors refused to approve the site until adequate shoring was installed along the trench._
   - _The crew added steel shoring to brace the crumbling retaining wall._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of shore. — present participle and gerund of shore
   - Simple: Present participle of shore. Use this form when the propping-up is happening right now.
   - _The construction team is shoring the riverbank before the spring floods arrive._
   - _Shoring the failing foundation took the engineers most of the week._

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