: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together
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His legs and feet disappear behind the green girder.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The NapoleonBob 500, a single-seat bobber with a faux girder fork and a throwback aesthetic, is the most interesting of the bikes announced for the US.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Benda The fairings over the upside-down telescopic fork legs create the appearance of a pre-war-style girder design.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Weighing about 215 tonnes, the last steel girder hoisted into place connected the sections of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is currently under construction.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
The NapoleonBob 500, a single-seat bobber with a faux girder fork and a throwback aesthetic, is the most interesting of the bikes announced for the US.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Benda The fairings over the upside-down telescopic fork legs create the appearance of a pre-war-style girder design.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Weighing about 215 tonnes, the last steel girder hoisted into place connected the sections of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is currently under construction.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for girder
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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girder. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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girder
noun
gird·er
ˈgərd-ər 
: a horizontal main supporting beam
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