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box girder

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noun
  1. box beam.
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Origin of box girder

First recorded in 1860–65
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  • "I'm working on the box-girder," said Dunk, feeling called upon to give an account of himself.

    The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land

    Gordon Stuart

British Dictionary definitions for box girder

box girder

noun
    1. a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape
    2. (as modifier)a box-girder bridge
    Also called: box beam
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