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girderlike

adj

Etymology

From girder + -like.

  1. derived from *gʰerdʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *gurdijaną✻ — “to gird”
  3. inherited from gyrdan
  4. inherited from girden
  5. formed as girder — “gird + -er”
  6. suffixed as girderlike — “girder + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a girder.

    • The astronauts exceeded a planned time of six and one-half hours as they labored to switch electrical and fluid lines from interim to permanent locations on the station’s girderlike supporting truss.

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