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girder

noun

Definition of girder

as in beam

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as in cantilever

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Recent Examples of girder Nearby, men drill the girders of a bridge; the iron beams make bold crisscrosses, moving the eye diagonally. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 The New Man is a miracle of engineering, apparently constructed from steel girders endowed with balletic flexibility. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 Denver Fire believes a girder (a concrete support bean) gave way below, trapping around 20 vehicles underground and more than a dozen on the surface lot. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 It's been a year since an excavator grappled with blue steel girders ripped from the side of McCoy Stadium as the beloved Pawtucket ballpark entered its final inning. — Providence Journal, The Providence Journal, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for girder

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Noun

The formal dining room, located southeast of the front door, features what the book calls false-wood beams in the plaster ceiling.

— Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
According to the researchers, future development will focus on improving energy beam control while reducing the size and cost of high-power microwave systems.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of beam

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This cantilever patio umbrella combines the space-saving benefits of an offset design with the durability of all-weather Sunbrella fabric.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026
Set the scene Siro occupies floors 30 to 36 of new Dubai landmark One Za’abeel, which also houses the One&Only’s first vertical resort, as well as 11 big-name restaurants, many of which sit within the world’s longest cantilever, The Link.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Definition of cantilever

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The utility board, in a previous statement, also said the members of the organization are grieving and offered condolences for McKee’s death.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Now a union spokesperson says employees might file a complaint with a state board intended to protect public employees.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of board

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However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
In the footage, the driver can be seen climbing over a railing and going under the span, moving between crossbeams while more than 200 feet above the water.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of crossbeam

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Yes, the biggest spenders will occupy a majority of the CFP bracket, but there’s still plenty of room for coaches who can out-evaluate their peers en route to 10 wins.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026
With the bulge-bracket firms the clear winners, choosing a VC has become simpler.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of bracket

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Garden structures, such as an arbor or pergola, can also serve as anchors that make the scale of a garden seem better proportioned.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
The girl in the arbor emerges as a surrogate for generations of nameless women depicted by men out in the overblown boondocks—see Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, ca.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of arbor

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The obvious — though not necessarily correct — assumption is that a big and dumbass engineering error is at fault here, a miscalculation that the structural columns of the old building would be able to carry the new stories on top and couldn’t.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 July 2026
In December a sportswriter published a column with an outright accusation of fixing the championship.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

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