'Bowstring girder' definitions:

Definition of 'Bowstring girder'

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  • Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.
  • 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster]
  • Bowstring bridge, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie forming a chord of the arch.
  • Bowstring girder, an arched beam strengthened by a tie connecting its two ends.
  • Bowstring hemp (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the Sanseviera Zeylanica, growing in India and Africa, from which bowstrings are made. --Balfour. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bowstring girder'

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  • Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From Gird to encircle.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. One who, or that which, girds. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double. [1913 Webster]
  • Bowstring girder, Box girder, etc. See under Bowstring, Box, etc.
  • Girder bridge. See under Bridge.
  • Lattice girder, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars united by diagonal crossing bars.
  • Half-lattice girder, a girder consisting of horizontal upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to divide the space between the bars into a series of triangles. --Knight.
  • Sandwich girder, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts. [1913 Webster]