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girder

[gur-der] / ˈgɜr dər /
NOUN
main support beam
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Scanning the rubble, Ali caught sight of a pink, soot-covered pair of girls’ tracksuit bottoms, hanging from a steel girder jutting out of the heap.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Last week, the final girder was installed on the crossing, completing the foundation and marking a construction milestone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

Drilling was also paused on Wednesday after the boring machine hit a metal girder, causing some damage to its blades and a six-hour delay as rescuers worked to clear the obstacle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

They can also penetrate materials that x-rays cannot, enabling researchers to image the interiors of big objects such as a running engine or a steel girder.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021

Dropping to the horizontal girder, he flattened out on his belly.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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