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Webster 1913 Edition


Girder

Gird′er

,
Noun.
[From
Gird
to sneer at.]
One who girds; a satirist.

Gird′er

,
Noun.
[From
Gird
to encircle.]
1.
One who, or that which, girds.
2.
(Arch. & Engin.)
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
.
Bowstring girder
,
Box girder
,
etc. See under
Bowstring
,
Box
, etc.
Girder bridge
.
See under
Bridge
.
Lattice girder
,
a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars.
Half-lattice girder
,
a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles.
Knight.
Sandwich girder
,
a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts.

Webster 1828 Edition


Girder

GIRD'ER

,
Noun.
In architecture, the principal piece of timber in a floor. Its end is usually fastened into the summers or breast summers,and the joists are framed in it at one end. In buildings entirely of timber, the girder is fastened by tenons into the posts.
1.
A satirist.

Definition 2024


girder

girder

English

A decorated girder in a house.

Noun

girder (plural girders)

  1. A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
  2. One who girds; a satirist.

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