girder

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Recent Examples of girder The NapoleonBob 500, a single-seat bobber with a faux girder fork and a throwback aesthetic, is the most interesting of the bikes announced for the US. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 Benda The fairings over the upside-down telescopic fork legs create the appearance of a pre-war-style girder design. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 Weighing about 215 tonnes, the last steel girder hoisted into place connected the sections of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is currently under construction. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025 Last steel girder hoisted into place China Railway Group and China Railway Baoqiao are celebrating the completion of the main structure of Huajiang Gorge Bridge. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for girder
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Noun
  • The lights in the hall dimmed completely — and then the room lit up again as hundreds of small beams illuminated the space.
    RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
  • On colliding with the plasma, the beam particles are re-ionized, while the collision energy heats the plasma.
    David Szondy May 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Renovations to Fallingwater The structural success of Fallingwater’s cantilevers relies on their use of concrete reinforced with steel.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
  • The cantilever spring was redesigned and adapted to accommodate the IWC in-house 82915 caliber with a flying minute tourbillon.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • There is a feeling within the fanbase that Tottenham’s board focus too much on generating money through commercial activities and do not reinvest enough of that into the first-team squad.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • No governing board or CEO would allow a $40 billion project to be approved without specific objectives and milestones.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • There are gold accents to the fireplace, doorway arches, walls and other areas of the room.
    Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.
    Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Naval cadets dressed in white uniforms could be seen dangling from the ship's crossbeams.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The appearance of UConn on the bracket was the first step.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
  • This legislation brought sweeping changes for individuals and businesses, including lower tax brackets, bigger standard deductions, a more generous child tax credit, a higher estate and gift tax exemption and a 20% deduction for pass-through businesses, among other provisions.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • If there's a silver lining to an otherwise senseless spate of arbor violence, Vejar said, the city now has an opportunity to diversify its urban forest.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Offering picturesque views, the surrounding lawn, gardens, and arbors can also accommodate up to 200 guests for weddings, concerts, and corporate retreats.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Times culture critic Mary McNamara wrote a column about how this play about John Proctor and #MeToo cured her of her aversion to theatrical works-in-progress.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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