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girder

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. girder (noun)
  2. girder bridge (noun)
  3. girder rail (noun)
  4. box girder (noun)
  5. continuous girder (noun)
  6. flitch girder (noun)
  7. H girder (noun)
  8. I girder (noun)
  9. lattice girder (noun)
  10. plate girder (noun)
  11. through girder bridge (noun)
  12. tubular girder (noun)
  13. Warren girder (noun)
  14. bowstring beam (noun)
  15. hogging frame (noun)
  16. sandwich beam (noun)
  17. Vierendeel truss (noun)

gird·er

noun \ˈgər-dər\

Definition of GIRDER

: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
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Origin of GIRDER

1gird
First Known Use: 1611

Rhymes with GIRDER

birder, herder, murder

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