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Webster 1913 Edition
Girder
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
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.
1.
A satirist.Definition 2024
girder
girder
English
A decorated girder in a house.
Noun
girder (plural girders)
- A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- One who girds; a satirist.
Translations
main horizontal support in a building
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