girder
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Scanning the rubble, Ali caught sight of a pink, soot-covered pair of girls’ tracksuit bottoms, hanging from a steel girder jutting out of the heap.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Last week, the final girder was installed on the crossing, completing the foundation and marking a construction milestone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
Drilling was also paused on Wednesday after the boring machine hit a metal girder, causing some damage to its blades and a six-hour delay as rescuers worked to clear the obstacle.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023
They can also penetrate materials that x-rays cannot, enabling researchers to image the interiors of big objects such as a running engine or a steel girder.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021
I don’t make it very far before I have to stop, my feet on one girder and my left arm on another.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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