Any temporary elevated platform and its supporting structure used for supporting workmen or materials or both.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
scaffold (noun)1.
a) a temporary or movable platform for workers (as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
b) a platform on which a criminal is executed (as by hanging or beheading)
c) a platform at a height above ground or floor level
2.
a supporting framework
Framework, Structure, Support, Platform, Base
