box girder

box gird·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks gur-der]
- /bɒks ˈgɜr dər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks gur-der]
- /bɒks ˈgɜr dər/

Definitions of box girder words

noun box girder a girder that is hollow and square or rectangular in shape 3
noun box girder (as modifier) 3
noun box girder box beam. 1
noun box girder A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges. 0

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Origin of box girder

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Box girder

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box girder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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