girders

noun

plural of girder
1
as in beams

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2
as in arches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girders
  1. beams
  2. arches
  3. boards
  4. brackets
  5. columns
  6. pillars
  7. pilasters
  8. bearings
Noun
  • Set amid waterfalls and gardens at the foot of Machu Picchu, whitewashed casitas with eucalyptus beams are strewn along stone paths.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Repeating this process thousands of times creates a dense, web-like architecture of intersecting support beams in wildly varying sizes and thicknesses.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • The vehicle has also been equipped with new wheel arches, mirror caps, and a giant rear wing for both the sedan and wagon.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In this room, with white carpet, marble arches and marble skirting, church members sit and quietly meditate or pray beneath a crystal chandelier.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of arches
Noun
  • In many cases, boards and investors focused on ethical breaches, such as executives using company funds inappropriately or advancing the careers of romantic partners who reported to them.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Leading the charge was Horvath, who had served alongside Bass on regional homelessness boards.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of boards
Noun
  • People in different age brackets additionally tend to be in distinct financial situations.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Income brackets rise with inflation, but last year the top 2% of taxpayers earned at least $371,000 for single filers and $743,000 for joint filers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of brackets
Noun
  • Guest floors are color coded, and the hallways include leaning columns that display the building’s architectural history.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026
  • In July, several buildings in Manhattan were evacuated after support columns buckled inside a skyscraper that once was the headquarters of Pfizer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • The three pillars of Dan Hicks’ career as an NBC Sports broadcaster were golf, the Olympics and Notre Dame football, in no particular order.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The researchers use electron-beam lithography to carve the diamond into nanoscale pillars.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of pillars
Noun
  • Ionic pilasters and a modern light fixture dress up the staircase.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilasters
Noun
  • This may be because there are many new hunters who either lack wilderness smarts or who have read articles in the magazines explaining how a man in the woods can find his way by taking bearings with a compass on top of a map.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The joy of listening to the Cecil Taylor Unit is hearing how any group of musicians could find their bearings within this maelstrom of sound.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bearings
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“Girders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girders. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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