Scaffold

//ˈskæf.əld//

Synonyms for "scaffold" (30 found)

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Translations

130 translations across 51 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • skelë noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • πῆγμα noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Arabic

2 entries
  • إِسْقَالَة noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • سِقَالَة noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • edamgah noun (platform for executions)
  • eşafot noun (platform for executions)
  • qətlgah noun (platform for executions)
  • taxtabənd noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • будаўні́чыя лясы́ noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • пла́ха noun (platform for executions)
  • рыштава́нне noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • эшафо́т noun (platform for executions)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ешафо́д noun (platform for executions)
  • ске́ле noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Catalan

1 entries
  • bastida noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᏗᏓᏛᏗ noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 絞刑台 noun (platform for executions)
  • 絞刑臺 /绞刑台 noun (platform for executions)
  • 腳手架 /脚手架 noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Czech

2 entries
  • lešení noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • šibenice noun (platform for executions)

Danish

2 entries
  • skafot noun (platform for executions)
  • stillads noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Dutch

3 entries
  • schavot noun (platform for executions)
  • stelling noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • een stelling bouwen verb (set up scaffolding)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • eŝafodo noun (platform for executions)

Finnish

2 entries
  • mestauslava noun (platform for executions)
  • telineet noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

French

4 entries
  • échafaud noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • échafaud noun (platform for executions)
  • échafaudage noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • échafauder verb (set up scaffolding)

Galician

4 entries
  • andamio noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • andavía noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • bailéo noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • cadafalso noun (platform for executions)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ხარაჩო noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

German

4 entries
  • Baugerüst noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • Gerüst noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • Schafott noun (platform for executions)
  • einrüsten verb (set up scaffolding)

Greek

2 entries
  • ικρίωμα noun (platform for executions)
  • σκαλωσιά noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • állványzat noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • reisipallur noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • stillans noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • vinnupallur noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Ido

3 entries
  • eshafodo noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • eshafodo noun (platform for executions)
  • eshafodizar verb (set up scaffolding)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • perancah noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Irish

2 entries
  • croch noun (platform for executions)
  • scafall noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Italian

3 entries
  • impalcatura noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • patibolo noun (platform for executions)
  • ponteggio noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 処刑台 noun (platform for executions)
  • 絞首台 noun (platform for executions)
  • 足場 noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Korean

3 entries
  • 교수대 noun (platform for executions)
  • 비계 noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • 처형대 noun (platform for executions)

Latin

1 entries
  • pegma noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • губилиште noun (platform for executions)
  • скеле noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Manx

2 entries
  • criy noun (platform for executions)
  • scammalt noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Māori

2 entries
  • pouwhata noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • rangitupu noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • skafott noun (platform for executions)
  • stillas noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اسكله noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Persian

1 entries
  • داربست noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Steilozh noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Polish

3 entries
  • rusztowanie noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • szafot noun (platform for executions)
  • rusztować verb (set up scaffolding)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • andaime noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • cadafalso noun (platform for executions)

Romanian

2 entries
  • eșafod noun (platform for executions)
  • schelărie noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Russian

4 entries
  • леса́ noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • пла́ха noun (platform for executions)
  • подмо́стки noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • эшафо́т noun (platform for executions)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • gùbilīšte noun (platform for executions)
  • skȅla noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • strȁtīšte noun (platform for executions)
  • šàfot noun (platform for executions)

Slovak

2 entries
  • lešenie noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • popravisko noun (platform for executions)

Slovene

3 entries
  • morišče noun (platform for executions)
  • oder noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • šafot noun (platform for executions)

Spanish

4 entries
  • andamiada noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • andamiaje noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • andamio noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • cadahalso noun (platform for executions)

Swedish

2 entries
  • byggnadsställning noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • schavott noun (platform for executions)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • palapala noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Thai

2 entries
  • ตะแลงแกง noun (platform for executions)
  • นั่งร้าน noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Turkish

4 entries
  • darağacı noun (platform for executions)
  • idam sehpası noun (platform for executions)
  • iskele noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)
  • yağlı ilmek noun (platform for executions)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ешафо́т noun (platform for executions)
  • пла́ха noun (platform for executions)
  • риштува́ння noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Welsh

2 entries
  • crocbren noun (platform for executions)
  • sgaffald noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • skavot noun (platform for executions)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • רישטעוואַניע noun (structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Outside the town a great scaffold had been erected, and all round were standing the soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of people. The King and Queen were sitting on a magnificent throne opposite the judges and the whole council.

Source: tatoeba (3884991)

Tom got down from the scaffold.

Source: tatoeba (5643108)

1. A scaffold must be able to hold four times the load it is expected to carry. / 2. The footing for a scaffold must be level and solid and must not have motion when weight is applied. The scaffold must be level and plumb.

Source: wiktionary

It is quicker and easier to use a ladder as a means of access, but it is not always the safest. Jobs, such as painting, gutter repair, demolition work or window replacement, are often easier done using a scaffold. If the work can be completed comfortably using ladders, a scaffold need not be considered. Scaffolds must be capable of supporting building workers, equipment, materials, tools and any accumulated waste.

Source: wiktionary

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.