"box girder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box girders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} box girder (plural box girders)
  1. A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc. Related terms: I-beam
    Sense id: en-box_girder-en-noun-RUYcM06J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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