how to pronounce girder

/ˈɡɜː.dəɹ/

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girder is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of girder in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… nonchalantly on a girder dozens of …”

meanings of girder

noun:

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
One who girds; a satirist.

girder frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word girder occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.