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shoring

[ shawr-ing, shohr- ]

noun

  1. a number or system of shores shore for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
  2. the act of setting up shores. shore.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shoring1

First recorded in 1490–1500; shore 2 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

The ex-governor has done an excellent job shoring up his conservative bona fides in Florida.

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

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

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

The overhead girders "B" were then put in place, and two of the girders "C" were used as temporary shoring girders at each column.

This having been done, the temporary shoring girders were moved south to the next column, where the process was repeated.

After this had been done to their satisfaction, they removed the shoring pillar and used the wax elsewhere.

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