girder

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UK/ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/US/ˈɡɝdɚ/

noun

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

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Meanings

noungirder (plural girders)

plural girders

  1. A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
  2. One who girds; a satirist.

Synonyms & antonyms

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summertree

Origin

From gird + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek στρωτήρ
  • στρωτήρ (strōtḗr)main horizontal support in a building
Bulgarian трегер
  • трегер (treger)main horizontal support in a building
Czech nosník, trám
  • nosníkmain horizontal support in a building
  • trámmain horizontal support in a building
Dutch dwarsbalk, draagbalk
  • dwarsbalkmain horizontal support in a building
  • draagbalkmain horizontal support in a building
Finnish kannatinpalkki, niskapalkki
  • kannatinpalkkimain horizontal support in a building
  • niskapalkkimain horizontal support in a building
  • palkkimain horizontal support in a building
French poutrelle
  • poutrellemain horizontal support in a building
German Träger, Balken
  • Trägermain horizontal support in a building
  • Balkenmain horizontal support in a building
  • Unterzugmain horizontal support in a building
  • Tragbalkenmain horizontal support in a building
  • Bindermain horizontal support in a building
Indonesian penopang, gelagar
  • penopangmain horizontal support in a building
  • gelagarmain horizontal support in a building
  • girdermain horizontal support in a building
Irish cearchaill, giarsa
  • cearchaillmain horizontal support in a building
  • giarsamain horizontal support in a building
Italian trave, putrella
  • travemain horizontal support in a building
  • putrellamain horizontal support in a building
Japanese 桁, 梁
  • 桁 (keta)main horizontal support in a building
  • 梁 (hari)main horizontal support in a building
Latin trabs
  • trabsmain horizontal support in a building
Malay galang, gelegar
  • galangmain horizontal support in a building
  • gelegarmain horizontal support in a building
Māori kurupae
  • kurupaemain horizontal support in a building
Norwegian bærebjelke, drager
  • bærebjelkemain horizontal support in a building
  • dragermain horizontal support in a building
Persian شاهتیر, فرسب
  • شاهتیر (šâh-tir)main horizontal support in a building
  • فرسب (farasb)main horizontal support in a building
Polish dźwigar, belka
  • dźwigarmain horizontal support in a building
  • belkamain horizontal support in a building
Portuguese trave, viga
  • travemain horizontal support in a building
  • vigamain horizontal support in a building
Romanian grindă, bârnă
  • grindămain horizontal support in a building
  • bârnămain horizontal support in a building
Russian ба́лка
  • ба́лка (bálka)main horizontal support in a building
Slovak nosník
  • nosníkmain horizontal support in a building
Spanish viga, jácena
  • vigamain horizontal support in a building
  • jácenamain horizontal support in a building
Swedish bärbjälke, balk
  • bärbjälkemain horizontal support in a building
  • balkmain horizontal support in a building
  • bindbjälkemain horizontal support in a building
Tagalog kahab-an
  • kahab-anmain horizontal support in a building
Turkish kiriş
  • kirişmain horizontal support in a building

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with girder

murderherderbirderLapponian Herder
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Anagrams

Gridergerrid
Cite this entry
APA

girder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girder

MLA

“girder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girder.

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