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Origin of box girder
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby box girder
boxer-style, boxfish, box frame, box-fresh, boxful, box girder, Boxgrove man, box gutter, boxhaul, boxhead, boxholder
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How to use box girder in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for box girder
box girder
noun
- a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape
- (as modifier)a box-girder bridge
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