girder.

A large beam that serves as a principal support in a building or bridge.

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Words that belong together

• steel girder
• exposed girder
• bridge girder

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A crane lowered the girder between the concrete columns.

Orange rust streaked the bridge's lowest girders.

The converted factory kept its girders exposed above the café tables.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Often steel, but not exclusively; broader beam does not imply the same size or structural role. Count noun: girders.