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girder

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Definition of girder

as in beam

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as in cantilever

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Recent Examples of girder It's been a year since an excavator grappled with blue steel girders ripped from the side of McCoy Stadium as the beloved Pawtucket ballpark entered its final inning. — Providence Journal, The Providence Journal, 21 Mar. 2026 In an age where most electrics are looking towards the future with unheard-of modern tech on board, the C6 sports a WWII-era girder-style front fork and a monoshock with an internal floating piston at the rear. — New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026 The New Man is a miracle of engineering, apparently constructed from steel girders endowed with balletic flexibility. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for girder

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Noun

Also present in the wood panelling inside the wall is a hand sticking out of a beam.

— Arushi Jacob, Variety, 3 July 2026
In the evening, the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show will draw thousands of eyes upward as 85,000 shells are launched from six barges and a laser show beams up from the Brooklyn Bridge.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of beam

Noun

This cantilever patio umbrella combines the space-saving benefits of an offset design with the durability of all-weather Sunbrella fabric.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 June 2026
Set the scene Siro occupies floors 30 to 36 of new Dubai landmark One Za’abeel, which also houses the One&Only’s first vertical resort, as well as 11 big-name restaurants, many of which sit within the world’s longest cantilever, The Link.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Definition of cantilever

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Councilmember John Lee offered a similar argument, reading from a warning posted on the elections website in San Francisco, which allows noncitizens to vote in school board elections.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Adopting and enforcing community rules is an important board responsibility.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026

Definition of board

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Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
The platform shoes add extra height, while providing extra cushioning for arch-support and shock absorption.

— Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of arch

Noun

However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
In the footage, the driver can be seen climbing over a railing and going under the span, moving between crossbeams while more than 200 feet above the water.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of crossbeam

Noun

PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.

— Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Examples include an agent that suggests a Roth conversion without looking at the life situation—such as age or tax bracket—or a support agent that infers CSAT is high due to dropping call volumes but doesn’t know a major telecom system is down.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of bracket

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Garden structures, such as an arbor or pergola, can also serve as anchors that make the scale of a garden seem better proportioned.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026
The girl in the arbor emerges as a surrogate for generations of nameless women depicted by men out in the overblown boondocks—see Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, ca.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of arbor

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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.

— Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
United is a staple of the gossip column and so supporters must take any reporting about transfer targets linked to their club with a pinch of salt.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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