plate girder
noun
an iron or steel beam built up from plates and shapes welded or riveted together, usually including a plate or plates for a web, four angle irons forming two flanges, and a pair of plates to reinforce the flanges.
Origin of plate girder
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby plate girder
plate,
plate armor,
plate armour,
plate block,
plate culture,
plate girder,
plate glass,
plate mark,
plate proof,
plate rail,
plate shop
Example sentences from the Web for plate girder
In Pittsburg, some years ago, a plate-girder span collapsed under the weight of a locomotive which it had carried many times.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design |Edward GodfreyA plate-girder bridge, having girders under rails, was found to be badly rusted.
The Anatomy of Bridgework |William Henry ThorpeThere are forty-one bridges, consisting of through-truss, plate-girder, and rolled "I" beams.
Salvador of the Twentieth Century |Percy F. Martin