Also means
shuttering crate
Usage Note
Schalkiste refers to a box-shaped timber formwork assembly used around isolated foundations or concrete columns; once the concrete has cured, the boards are struck and reused.
Examples
"Die Schalkiste für die Stützenfundamente wurde aus Bauholzbrettern gezimmert."
Natural Translation
The formwork box for the column footings was built from construction timber boards.
Literal Translation
The formwork-box for the column-foundations was from construction-timber-boards built.
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