Definitions for shorings

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shorings shor·ing

Spelling: [shawr-ing, shohr-]

IPA: /ˈʃɔr ɪŋ, ˈʃoʊr-/

Shorings is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 185 anagrams from letters in shorings (ghinorss).

Definitions for shorings

noun

1. a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
2. the act of setting up shores.
3. a supporting post or beam with auxiliary members, especially one placed obliquely against the side of a building, a ship in drydock, or the like; prop; strut.

verb (used with object)

1. to support by or as if by a shore or shores; prop (usually followed by up):
2. to threaten (someone).
3. to offer or proffer (something).

Origin of shorings

First recorded in 1490-1500; shore² + -ing¹

Examples for shorings

Works of shoring up, embanking and strengthening were carried out.

It is a low-grade ore, I should say, and tunnelling and shoring would eat it up.

The ground never thaws below a depth of two feet, so there is no need of shoring to prevent its caving.

The Brown campaign, early on, focused a significant deal of attention to shoring up their support in the Jewish community.

Moving on ... after shoring myself up financially, I headed off to St. Kitts for a while.

The GOP will give itself credibility by shoring up the program that works and seriously attempting to fix the one that doesn't.

Why, then, is he focusing so intently upon stabilizing Afghanistan instead of shoring up Islamabad first and foremost?

Other important uses for timber are as cross-ties, poles for telegraph and telephone lines, and "shoring" or supports in mines.

Analysts say a more aggressive American approach to shoring up the opposition leadership may now be underway.

MacNutt divided them into gangs and set them to work staying and shoring the remnants of the dam.