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[gur-der] Pronunciation Key
[gur-der] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc. |
| 2. | a principal beam of wood, steel, etc., supporting the ends of joists. |
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| gird·er
(gûr'dər) Pronunciation Key
n. A beam, as of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| girder | |
noun | |
| a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure |
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Girder
Gird"er\, n. [From Gird to sneer at.] One who girds; a satirist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Girder
Gird"er\, n. [From Gird to encircle.]1. One who, or that which, girds. 2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double. Bowstring girder, Box girder, etc. See under Bowstring, Box, etc. Girder bridge. See under Bridge. Lattice girder, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars. Half-lattice girder, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. --Knight. Sandwich girder, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts.
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