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H-beam

American  
[eych-beem] / ˈeɪtʃˌbim /

noun

  1. an I-beam having flanges the same width as its web, or connecting vertical section.

H-beam British  

noun

  1. a rolled steel joist or girder with a cross section in the form of a capital letter H Compare I-beam

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He lay in the trough of the massive H-beam, slid down about twenty feet to where it made an angle with an upright, and wedged himself there.

From A Matter of Proportion by Walker, Anne

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