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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From {Gird} to sneer at.] One who girds; a satirist. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From {Gird} to encircle.] 1. One who or that which girds. 2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts of {Frame}, and {Doubleframed floor}, under {Double}. {Bowstring girder}, {Box girder}, etc See under {Bowstring}, {Box}, etc {Girder bridge}. See under {Bridge}. {Lattice girder}, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars. {Half-lattice girder}, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. --Knight. {Sandwich girder}, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: girder n : a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
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