structural iron

noun

1. iron shaped for use in construction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of structural iron¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Big John Pooley was accused outright of dishonest accounting, by one violent structural iron worker.

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Previous to his very recent contact with the West, he never knew what structural iron and machinery were.

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Perhaps it was a huge stone to be moved, or a piece of structural iron, or a heavy rail to be torn up.

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Mill machinery and structural iron is shipped in large quantities to Europe, South America, and other foreign lands.

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Manufacturing interests are large, consisting mainly of structural iron, mill machinery, engines and various kinds of bent-wood.

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