How to pronounce girder
American English pronunciation
GUR-der
- IPA
- /ˈɡɝdɚ/
- Syllables
- GUR · der (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What girder means
A big beam of steel or iron that holds up a building or bridge
In a sentence: A crane lifted the steel girder high above the city street.
Where it comes from: It comes from gird, an old word meaning to fasten or bind around.
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