Girderwork
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A construction employing girders. uncountable
"The reconstruction of the second half of this span followed on the succeeding weekend, when the old girderwork was similarly removed and replaced with the new, the down line being restored to its original alignment."
Example
More examples"The reconstruction of the second half of this span followed on the succeeding weekend, when the old girderwork was similarly removed and replaced with the new, the down line being restored to its original alignment."
Etymology
From girder + -work.
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