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girder
(redirected from Concrete girder)

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gird·er  (gûrdr)
n.
A beam, as of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or bridge.

girder [ˈgɜːdə]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a large beam, esp one made of steel, used in the construction of bridges, buildings, etc.
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the structure composed of tissue providing mechanical support for a stem or leaf
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.girder - a beam made usually of steelgirder - a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
I-beam - girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
Translations
girder [ˈgɜːdəʳ] Nviga f

girder [ˈgɜːrr] npoutre f

girder
nTräger m

girder [ˈgɜːdəʳ] ntrave f

girder
n girder [ˈgəːdə]
a large beam of steel etc, eg to support a road or bridge The girders of the bridge have collapsed. dwarsbalk عارِضَه في جِسْر подпорна греда nosník drager; bærebjælke der Brückenträger σιδηροδοκός viga kandetala تیر اصلی kannatinpalkki poutre(lle) כורת פלדה शहतीर glavna greda, traverza gerenda penyangga burðarbiti trave けた 대들보 sija, santvara sija; baļķis; (tilta) ferma galang steunbalk bærebjelke, drager przęsło barrote traversă балочная ферма nosník nosilec greda bärbjälke, balk นั่งร้าน kiriş, putrel 大樑,椼 балка; опора لوہے کا شہتیر rầm cầu


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CAPTION(S): HORROR Twin Towers burn on 9/11 SALVAGED Train sits in hangar POIGNANT Pop can embedded in concrete girder MANGLED The crumpled remains of a New York cab WE REMEMBER American flag flies over salvaged metal BURNED OUT Charred interior of an ambulance GROTESQUE Giant steel beam lies bent in two MEMENTO Man takes away steel girder
Severe Cracking The Case Bridge consists of five prestressed concrete girder spans over Potomac Park, followed by numerous steel multigirder spans over the Washington Channel of the Potomac River.
State transportation officials didn't have to point out the cracks as the governor donned a hard hat and safety harness and swung up to the concrete girders in the lift bucket on the back of a state truck.
 
 
 
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