steel frame

American  

[steel fraym] / ˈstil ˈfreɪm /

noun

1. a method for constructing buildings using a grid of steel beams to support floors, roofs, and walls, or the grid of steel beams used to support the structure (often used attributively).

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Example Sentences

Slate trucks have a steel frame and external plastic panels that can be wrapped in any color.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The third iteration of the clubhouse, modeled after The Reform Club in London, is built around a prefabricated steel frame imported from the U.K., and reassembled here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Irvin’s drawing captured how, for Black people under apartheid, the hulking steel frame of the vehicle represented an intimidating and oppressive military intrusion into everyday life.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

It is still used occasionally for gently bending steel frame sections into curved pieces, says managing director Russell Ager: "It's an incredible piece of kit."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

The steel frame trembled as rounds hit it with the wild rapidity of a drumroll.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan