formwork
nounEtymology From form + work.
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Business, Construction, Manufacturing Usually A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured.
- The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 35:
- Derived terms
- formworker, formwork carpenter