1
a
: a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
b
: a platform on which a criminal is executed (as by hanging or beheading)
c
: a platform at a height above ground or floor level
2
: a supporting framework
Examples of scaffold in a Sentence
The condemned man was led to the scaffold.
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On the other hand, an amendment would allow many 13-year-olds to hit the cane fields and construction scaffolds on their summer break.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
At some points, the puppeteers also coordinated a light plastic scaffold frame to represent the Mama Creeper’s physicality.
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Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Assume that factories in Brazil can produce a scaffold frame for $100.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
At some points, the puppeteers also coordinated a light plastic scaffold frame to represent the Mama Creeper’s physicality.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
On North Graham Street drivers pass companies that rent scaffolds, fabricate steel, create custom shelves and sell and retread tires for commercial vehicles.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scaffold
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“Scaffold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scaffold. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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scaffold
noun
scaf·fold
ˈskaf-əld 
also -ˌōld
1
a
: an elevated platform built as a support for workers
b
: a platform on which a criminal is executed
2
: a supporting framework
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