Eisenträger

steel beam, iron girder

noun EYE-zen-trae-ger Rare

Usage Note

Eisenträger is the colloquial term for a structural steel or iron beam (the technical term is Stahlträger). I-beams and H-sections placed above wide openings in walls are called Eisenträger in everyday construction language.

Examples

"Über dem Tor liegt ein stabiler Eisenträger, der die Last der Wand trägt."

Natural Translation

Above the gate there is a solid steel beam that carries the load of the wall.

Literal Translation

Above the gate lies a solid steel beam, that the load of the wall carries.

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