Nearby words
box column, box cornice, box cutter, box elder, box frame, box girder, box gutter, box huckleberry, box iron, box jellyfish, box junction
Origin of box girder
First recorded in 1860–65
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Examples from the Web for box girder
"I'm working on the box-girder," said Dunk, feeling called upon to give an account of himself.
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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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