shuttering
Protective window boards
Shuttering is the present participle of shutter, used both for the act of closing shutters and, more significantly, for closing down a business or operation permanently or temporarily.
The company announced the shuttering of three manufacturing plants.
In construction, particularly in British usage, shuttering refers to the temporary wooden or metal framework into which concrete is poured to set, also called formwork.
The term suggests finality when applied to closures—businesses that are shuttered aren't just closed for the day.
Mold for poured concrete
- concreteSolid building mixture
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- moldsHollow shaping containers
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
plywood · timber · casting · reinforcement · slab · column · beam · falsework
Adjustable slatted window coverings
- louversAngled slats for airflow
- slatsThin flat strips
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
- exteriorOuter portion
interior · plantation · colonial · jalousie · decorative · paneled · hurricane · storm
Cessation of operations
- closingFinal stage of something
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- wind-downGradual transition to rest
- terminationAct of ending something
cessation · mothballing · liquidation · decommissioning · abandonment · closure · folding · winding-up
formwork
Mold for poured concrete
rebar · plywood · timber · casting · reinforcement · slab · column · beam · falsework · props
blinds
Adjustable slatted window coverings
exterior · interior · plantation · colonial · jalousie · decorative · paneled · hurricane · storm · wooden
shutdown
Cessation of operations
- closingFinal stage of something
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- wind-downGradual transition to rest
termination · cessation · mothballing · liquidation · decommissioning · abandonment · closure · folding · winding-up · downsizing
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
flash · ISO · curtain · long-exposure · freeze-frame · trigger · release · click · actuation
shutteringopening
Gap or start
launching · starting · founding · inaugurating · establishing
shutteringunshuttering
Opening window covers
opening · uncovering · glazing · exposing · revealing
shut, shutter, shutting, shutters, shuttered, shutterbug, unshuttered, shutterbugs