box girder
box girder noun: a steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc.
Noun
box girder (plural box girders)
- A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc.
- The Britannia Tubular Bridge is immediately west of Menai Bridge Station on the Holyhead main line. In design it consists of two continuous box girders of rectangular cross section, one for each track. It was opened in 1850.1946 May and June, “The Why and The Wherefore: Miscellanea”, in Railway Magazine, page 198
- An all-welded, box section underframe, incorporating box girders which run the full length of the locomotive, is welded to stress-bearing bodysides with partition walls forming reinforcing cross members.1962 June, “Beyond the Channel: U.S.S.R.: A 3,000 h.p. diesel-hydraulic from MaK”, in Modern Railways, page 416
- Synonyms:
- box beam, tubular girder
box girder meaning in Tamil
box girder in Tamil
- பெட்டகக்கேடர்
Synonyms of box girder
Forms of box girder
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Questions about box girder
- What does box girder mean?
- Box girder means a steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc.
- What is box girder in Tamil?
- Box girder in Tamil is பெட்டகக்கேடர். See Box girder meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is box girder?
- Box girder is a noun.
- What is the plural of box girder?
- The plural of box girder is box girders.
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