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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Example Sentences

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

Another risk is possibly defective steel frame buildings, which are required to be retrofitted in a few cities, like Torrance, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, but not in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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