HyperDic: girder

English > 1 sense of the word *girder*:
NOUN	artifact	girder	a beam made usually of steel

girder > pronunciation
Sounds	ger'der
Rhymes	adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der...

English > *girder*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure.
Narrower	I-beam	girder having a cross section resembling the letter 'I'
Broader	beam	long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
Spanish	viga
Catalan	biga, jàssera, travesser