Girder Definition

gûrdər
girders
noun
A large beam, usually horizontal, of timber or steel, for supporting the joists of a floor, the framework of a building, the superstructure of a bridge, etc.
Webster's New World

One who girds; a satirist.

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Noun

Singular:
girder
Plural:
girders

Girder Sentence Examples

  • The underside of the stiffening girder is 82 ft.

  • It is the junction between the Oudh & Rohilkhand and East Indian railways, the Ganges being crossed by a steel girder bridge of seven spans, each 350 ft.

  • On the first English railways cast iron girder bridges for spans of to 66 ft.

  • Each girder is 1511 ft.

  • In the case of braced girder bridges, the wind pressure is taken as acting on a continuous surface extending from the rails to the top of the carriages, plus the vertical projected area of so much of one girder as is exposed above the train or below the rails.

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Words Starting With

GGIGIR

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RERDER

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