girderlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

girder +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

girderlike (comparative more girderlike, superlative most girderlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a girder.
    • 2007 February 1, Warren E. Leary, “Spacewalkers Start Switch of Station’s Cooling System”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.