girder
(noun) a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
girder (plural girders)
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
One who girds; a satirist.
• Grider, gerrid
Source: Wiktionary
Gird"er, n. Etym: [From Gird to sneer at.]
Definition: One who girds; a satirist.
Gird"er, n. Etym: [From Gird to encircle.]
1. One who, or that which, girds.
2. (Arch. & Engin.)
Definition: A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double. Bowstring girder, Box girder, etc. See under Bowstring, Box, etc.
– Girder bridge. See under Bridge.
– Lattice girder, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars.
– Half-lattice girder, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. Knight.
– Sandwich girder, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
