girdernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡɜː.dər/us/ˈɡɝː.dɚ/a long, thick piece of metal or concrete, etc. that supports a roof, floor, bridge, or other large structure:
steel roof girders
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- cantilever
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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