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Definition of girder : 1. 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.
2. One who girds; a satirist.
3. One who, or that which, girds.

Synonyms:

mainstay

crossbeam, tie, lintel, transom, truss, beam, crosstie, spar, stud, transverse, sill, rafter, strut, I beam, joist, ridgepole

Usage examples:

• But his toe caught on an iron girder and he came down heavily on his face. - "The Spoilers of the Valley", Robert Watson.
• He was celebrated even among his mates, and you can imagine what that means among men who are just as much at home walking about like flies on top of a girder sixty feet from the ground as we are seated here at this table this moment. - "Loaded Dice", Ellery H. Clark.
• Where he was, with his legs swinging astride the girder, he was in serious danger of attracting attention. - "The Haunted Bookshop", Christopher Morley.