angle iron

[ang-guhl ahy-ern]

noun

1. an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.

2. Also called L beam. Also called angle bar. Also called L bar. Also called angle. a piece of structural iron or steel having a cross section in the form of an L .

angle iron

noun

1. Also called: angle.  angle bar. an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section

2. any piece of iron or steel forming an angle, esp a right angle

Word History and Origins

Origin of angle iron¹

First recorded in 1850–55