girder
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When he’s up, we soar from girder to girder in a tight POV that allows us to barely make out the tips of his boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
People can watch this weekend’s girder placement on WSDOT’s construction camera, which updates every 10 minutes, the department said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 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
Sam was stretched out on the wide girder, under the burlap camouflage.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The local authority said the bridge would be kept under close review, and may also close again if further deterioration of its cast iron girders is identified.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Starting in 2023, they tore out its center and moved steel girders until they resembled Swiss cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Masonry, metal girders and piles of sand are everywhere along the pavements.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
Every class gets a tour of the high-speed rail construction sites, where they see up close the viaducts and girders that are being put up every day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Before they were skeletons, they were crossbeams and girders.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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