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  • 1Girder bridge — Two different girder bridges. The top is a plate girder bridge, while the bottom is a concrete girder bridge. Ancestor Beam bridge Related …

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  • 2Girder and Panel building sets — were a building toy that was created by Kenner Toys in the 50 s. This came about when Kenner President Albert Steiner witnessed the construction of a new office building in Cincinnati. This girder and panel construction method inspired Kenner to… …

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  • 3Girder — Gird er, n. [From {Gird} to encircle.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, girds. [1913 Webster] 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… …

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  • 4Girder bridge — Girder Gird er, n. [From {Gird} to encircle.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, girds. [1913 Webster] 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 …

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  • 5Girder — Gird er, n. [From {Gird} to sneer at.] One who girds; a satirist. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6girder — main supporting beam that carries flooring, 1610s, agent noun from GIRD (Cf. gird), on notion of something that holds up something else. Used of iron bridge supports from 1853 …

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  • 7girder — [n] main support beam I beam, joist, rafter, tiebeam, truss; concepts 471,479 …

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  • 8girder — ► NOUN ▪ a large metal beam used in building bridges and large buildings. ORIGIN from GIRD(Cf. ↑gird) in the archaic sense «brace, strengthen» …

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  • 9girder — [gʉr′dər] n. [ GIRD1 + ER] a large beam, usually horizontal, of timber or steel, for supporting the joists of a floor, the framework of a building, the superstructure of a bridge, etc …

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  • 10Girder (comics) — Superherobox| caption = character name = Girder real name = Tony Woodward publisher = DC Comics debut = Flash: Iron Heights (2001) creators = Geoff Johns Ethan Van Sciver alliance color = background:#c0c0ff alliances = Secret Society of Super… …

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