girder

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, girds.

A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

SPAR rafter lintel sill support post transverse truss lath board frame stay bar column beam
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Antonyms

allow avoid fight opposition dispute contest
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Hypernyms

beam

Hyponyms

I beam

Phrases with the word

girder bridge rectangular box girder straight box-girder main girder

Anagrams

gerrid Grider

Examples

Additionally the wreck was surrounded by an iron girder frame. Source: Internet

A part of the Jiribam-Imphal railway line, bridge number 164 of the project will be the tallest girder railway bridge of the Indian Railways network. Source: Internet

Do you remember those cartoons where the baby is walking around the construction site, and is about to fall off the building but lands on a girder that carries him to safety? Source: Internet

The Fort Steuben Bridge (Weirton-Steubenville Bridge) was at its time of construction one of only three cable-stayed steel girder trusses in the United States. Source: Internet

Light cable suspension may prove less expensive and seem more elegant for a cycle or footbridge than strong girder supports. Source: Internet

In this country no two professional men are agreed upon the size and weight of a girder to employ for given work." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gird one's loins gird up one's loins girder bridge girder grillage girder launcher