steel rib

collocation in English

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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rib
noun
uk
/rɪb/us
/rɪb/
a bone that curves round from your back to ...
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(Definition ofsteelandribfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is composed of timber flying buttresses and steel ribs covered by ferro-cement (using a hexagonal steel mesh and cement with a water resistant additive).
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This man makes umbrellas for export, and he has to buy the steel ribs.
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External finishing is a combination of glazier, granite, marble and stainless steel ribs.
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It comprises three steel arches with supporting steel ribs extending across them, two rusticated archways and a fluted pier at each end.
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The facade is dark vertical steel ribs bordered by white limestone ends, and follows the modernist style.
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More than 56 square metres of reclaimed poplar was combined with steel ribs to create the elephant's sturdy skeleton.
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It has a donut-like rubber seal, known as an elastomeric packing unit, reinforced with steel ribs.
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It had steel ribs, but you hardly noticed the weight.
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As the tunnel advanced, the hole was to be continuously secured using carbon fibre-reinforced carbon gunite, self-boring bolts, steel ribs and full pouring.
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The bridge has a wave-form made up of seven undulating curved steel ribs that alternately rise over and under its deck.
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The 31ftm 1 span wing has a wooden spar, steel ribs and is covered in doped aircraft fabric covering.
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Voss repaired it himself using thin steel ribs.
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