girder
noun
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
girders
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pluralof girder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Starting in 2023, they tore out its center and moved steel girders until they resembled Swiss cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Masonry, metal girders and piles of sand are everywhere along the pavements.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Checkpoints and barricades, walls of sandbags and tank traps welded from steel girders were rushed out onto Kyiv's broad boulevards.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
Crews will install girders over the freeway to support the crossing, a vegetated bridge that will reconnect wildlife habitat, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
Her bones are steel girders, anchored in cement.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
