angle iron en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A length of iron or steel (now usually steel), having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural component, support, or mending brace.
The homestead […] was of corrugated iron on an angle-iron frame.
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia, page 92:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| angle irons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
pl winkiel (L-shaped iron) · de Winkelprofil (L-shaped iron) · de L-Profil (L-shaped iron) · ka გონიო (L-shaped iron) · ro cornieră (L-shaped iron) · de Winkelstahl (L-shaped iron) · fi L-profiili (L-shaped iron) · sv vinkeljärn (L-shaped iron) · de Winkeleisen (L-shaped iron) · ro cornier (L-shaped iron) · eo angulaĵo (L-shaped iron) · et nurkprofiil (L-shaped iron) · ga iarann uillinne (L-shaped iron) · de Blechwinkel (L-shaped iron)