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girder fork

girder fork noun: an early style of front wheel suspension for motorcycles that uses rigid metal tubes and a spring; instead of sliding up and down like modern bicycle forks, the rigid sides move on small hinges near the top to absorb bumps.

girder fork: an early style of front wheel suspension for motorcycles that uses rigid metal tubes and a spring;...
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Noun

girder fork (plural girder forks)

  1. An early style of front wheel suspension for motorcycles that uses rigid metal tubes and a spring; instead of sliding up and down like modern bicycle forks, the rigid sides move on small hinges near the top to absorb bumps.

Forms of girder fork

pluralgirder forks

Questions about girder fork

What does girder fork mean?
Girder fork means an early style of front wheel suspension for motorcycles that uses rigid metal tubes and a spring; instead of sliding up and down like modern bicycle forks, the rigid sides move on small hinges near the top to absorb bumps.
What part of speech is girder fork?
Girder fork is a noun.
What is the plural of girder fork?
The plural of girder fork is girder forks.

Words near girder fork in the dictionary

  1. girded
  2. girded one's loins
  3. girded up one's loins
  4. girdedst
  5. girder
  6. girder fork
  7. girderage
  8. girdered
  9. girdering
  10. girderless
  11. girderlike

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