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fish belly girder

fish belly girder noun: a girder assembly mainly used in bridge construction, with the profile of a fish belly.

fish belly girder: a girder assembly mainly used in bridge construction, with the profile of a fish belly
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Noun

fish belly girder (plural fish belly girders)

  1. A girder assembly mainly used in bridge construction, with the profile of a fish belly.
    • The original fish-belly-girder bridge carrying the railway over the Melksham road near Devizes1958 June, “The "Fish" Bridge at Devizes”, in Railway Magazine, page 411, image caption

Forms of fish belly girder

pluralfish belly girders
alternative formfish-belly girder
alternative formfishbelly girder

Questions about fish belly girder

What does fish belly girder mean?
Fish belly girder means a girder assembly mainly used in bridge construction, with the profile of a fish belly.
What part of speech is fish belly girder?
Fish belly girder is a noun.
What is the plural of fish belly girder?
The plural of fish belly girder is fish belly girders.

Words near fish belly girder in the dictionary

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  2. fish ball
  3. fish balls
  4. fish beam
  5. fish beams
  6. fish belly girder
  7. fish belly girders
  8. fish boil
  9. fish boils
  10. fish bowl
  11. fish bowls

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