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girder

[gur-der] / ˈgɜr dər /
NOUN
main support beam
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The girder was part of a project to build elevated highways in the city.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

People can watch this weekend’s girder placement on WSDOT’s construction camera, which updates every 10 minutes, the department said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

The rise of white collar work in downtown L.A. — and the invention of elevators and steel girder construction — also contributed to skyline development at the turn of the century, Deverell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2022

They can also penetrate materials that x-rays cannot, enabling researchers to image the interiors of big objects such as a running engine or a steel girder.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021

Quickly he stepped to the horizontal girder and walked to the middle of the bridge, his orange vest catching the sunlight.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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