Meaning & use
shuttering
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temporary molds or framework, typically of wood or metal, used to hold wet concrete in place until it sets.
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Workers removed the shuttering once the concrete pillars had fully cured.
The delay was caused by a shortage of shuttering panels on site.
A note on using this word
In British construction terminology, 'shuttering' is essentially synonymous with the American term 'formwork'. It can also mean closing shutters over a window or shop front.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
the act of closing shutters, especially of a shop, often permanently.
The old bookshop was shuttering for good after forty years in business.
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