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What is an I-beam?

What is an I-beam? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (engineering) A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction.
  2. (computing) A cursor shaped like the letter I, usually indicating the presence of editable or selectable text.
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Wyman collapsed into the bay of the I-beam as if he'd been kicked in the stomach.
The other end of the crane in this case is supported by an I-beam on a row of iron columns.
On the first lift, the I-beam, though still on the deck, had kept moving below the helicopter, jinking to the left and right, forward and back.
The primary bent consists of four I-beam post bents having channel chords, the whole braced together rigidly by angles.
This is essentially a steel I-beam which grips the logs so that they will not slip.
Get an I-beam, say about twenty feet long, and see if you can't help lift that crazy mass.

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