Definition

1. Noun (Mining):
   • Timbering / Shoring: The act or process of supporting the walls and roof of a mine gallery or tunnel with wooden props or planks to prevent collapse.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công việc thìu đòi hỏi kỹ năng cao. (Timbering requires high skill.)
  • Họ kiểm tra hệ thống thìu trong hầm mỏ. (They checked the shoring system in the mine shaft.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "thìu" is a highly specialized technical term used almost exclusively within the context of mining and underground construction. It is not used in everyday modern Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Gỗ thìu: timber used for shoring.
  • Họ chuẩn bị gỗ thìu cho công trình. (They prepared timber for shoring for the project.)

Synonyms

• Chống đỡ (in mining context): to support, to prop up.
• Giằng: to brace, to strut.

Notes on Usage

• "Thìu" is an archaic and technical term. In contemporary language, more general terms like "chống" (to prop/support) or descriptive phrases are preferred, even in technical discussions. This word is primarily encountered in historical or specialized industrial texts.