gelagar induk

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gelagar (“girder”) +‎ induk (“main”).

Noun

gelagar induk (plural gelagar-gelagar induk)

1. (engineering) main girder: the strong beams that carry the load from the superstructure to the substructure (columns).

   Synonym: gelagar utama

Further reading

• “gelagar induk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.