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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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One provision of the bill removes a requirement that manufactured homes come with the permanent steel frame used for transporting the houses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

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

Surfaces were partly unfinished to reveal the steel frame and other novelties unique to the structure.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2024

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

He calmed himself with the knowledge that if lighting struck, the tower’s steel frame would most likely conduct the electricity harmlessly into the ground.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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