GIRDER


Meaning of GIRDER in English

/ ˈgɜːdə(r); NAmE ˈgɜːrd-/ noun

a long strong iron or steel bar used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from gird in the archaic sense brace, strengthen .

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