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corrugated iron

cor·ru·gate i·ron
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb kawr-uh-geyt, kor- ahy-ern]
    • /verb ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr- ˈaɪ ərn/
    • /ˈkɒr.ə.ɡeɪ.tɪd ˈaɪən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kawr-uh-geyt, kor- ahy-ern]
    • /verb ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr- ˈaɪ ərn/

Definitions of corrugated iron words

  • noun corrugated iron a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs 3
  • noun corrugated iron sheet iron or steel, usually galvanized, corrugated to give it added strength in construction 3
  • noun corrugated iron a type of sheet iron or steel strengthened for use in construction by having a series of alternating grooves and ridges forced into it, and usually galvanized for weather resistance. 1
  • noun corrugated iron An iron sheet building material, usually galvanised, which has been pressed into corrugations. 0

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Origin of corrugated iron

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Corrugated iron

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

corrugated iron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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