lattice girder

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noun

a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.

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Origin of lattice girder

First recorded in 1850–55

The fence, with the open squares in the lattice serving as solid notches, is perfect for resting and aiming a rifle.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK|Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Models wore beaded headpieces with lattice-work and pearl-encrusted boots.
All Hail, McQueen!|Isabel Wilkinson|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I love her lattice crust variation, and the addition of nutmeg sauce takes it to a whole other level.
Fresh Picks|Katie Lee|October 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They say the ladder construct is out, lattice is in, for men and women.
I Just Had a Baby, I'll Call You Back|Katty Kay, Claire Shipman|June 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

A very brief exercise of Mr. Sikess art sufficed to overcome the fastening of the lattice, and it soon stood wide open also.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
In fact, she was placed in a room—or rather an erection of three storeys or rooms—of stout lattice-work in a turret of the castle.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The ball, he observed, was made of light bands or lathes arranged somewhat in the form of lattice-work.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
Through the lattice windows the murmur of a stream can be heard, on whose banks—but we shall come to that directly.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
Grendel means, originally, no more than a bar or rod, or a palisade or lattice-work made of such bars or rods.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various