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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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Six years later, he unveiled a lightweight “Soybean Car,” built from 14 soy-derived plastic panels attached to a tubular steel frame.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

It is still used occasionally for gently bending steel frame sections into curved pieces, says managing director Russell Ager: "It's an incredible piece of kit."

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2024

It was heavy wire, with holes about the size of an acorn, and it was set in a steel frame.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

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