What does "girder" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "girder"?

Common synonyms include: beam, beams, deck beam, hull girder, longitudinal beam, main beam.

Pronounced //ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)//.

/ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
2
a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure wordnet
3
One who girds; a satirist.

"The water came up to the bridge girder in a second."

From gird + -er.