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steel frame

American  
[steel fraym] / ˈstil ˈfreɪm /

noun

  1. a method for constructing buildings using a grid of steel beams to support floors, roofs, and walls, or the grid of steel beams used to support the structure (often used attributively).


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Slate trucks have a steel frame and external plastic panels that can be wrapped in any color.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2025

The third iteration of the clubhouse, modeled after The Reform Club in London, is built around a prefabricated steel frame imported from the U.K., and reassembled here.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

Irvin’s drawing captured how, for Black people under apartheid, the hulking steel frame of the vehicle represented an intimidating and oppressive military intrusion into everyday life.

From Slate Mar. 15, 2025

Made out of PVC plastic and shaped by a steel frame, the Christmas tree is hand-painted green and adorned with 450 lights to give it a special holiday glow.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

The steel frame trembled as rounds hit it with the wild rapidity of a drumroll.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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