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girder

[gur-der]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
a principal beam of wood, steel, etc., supporting the ends of joists.

girder

/ ˈɡɜː��ə /

a large beam, esp one made of steel, used in the construction of bridges, buildings, etc
botany the structure composed of tissue providing mechanical support for a stem or leaf

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Origin of girder¹

First recorded in 1605–15; gird ¹ + -er ¹

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Many seats, located behind thick steel girders, have obstructed views and the stadium can feel dark and dank on cold Liverpool nights.

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Men looking out over the city from balconies or gazing at it through the crisscrossed steel girders of a bridge.

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Every class gets a tour of the high-speed rail construction sites, where they see up close the viaducts and girders that are being put up every day.

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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.

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The final box girders were swung into place at the end of 1963, covered in the Union Flag and Lion Rampant to mark the occasion.

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