Meaning & use
girts
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Horizontal structural bars or beams that support the wall cladding of a building frame.
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Workers bolted the girts into place before attaching the metal siding.
The warehouse's steel frame relies on girts to brace the exterior walls.
A note on using this word
Girts are common in pre-engineered metal buildings, running horizontally between vertical columns to support wall panels.
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