girder

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girder

/ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈɡɝdɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

noun girders

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
One who girds; a satirist.

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noun main horizontal support in a building

Español	viga, jácena
日本語	桁 keta, 梁 hari
Português	trave, viga
Français	poutrelle
Deutsch	Träger, Balken, Unterzug, Tragbalken, Binder
Italiano	trave, putrella
Română	grindă, bârnă
Русский	ба́лка bálka

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@misc{girder_2026,
  title = {girder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/girder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}