corrugated iron

American  

noun

1. 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.

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corrugated iron British  

noun

1. a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs

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Etymology

Origin of corrugated iron

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Made of corrugated iron and wood, the structures are tightly packed together - and a few feet away, some people have even set up makeshift tents against the wall of the Usindiso building.

From BBC

Joshlin grew up in a corrugated iron structure located in Middelpos informal settlement with her mother, her mother's partner, her brother and younger half-sister.

From BBC

That is what brings him to the street of pulverised houses and makeshift shelters of canvas and corrugated iron.

From BBC

Sheets of corrugated iron hang over narrow shop doorways, and children rattle along on donkeys between the market stalls.

From BBC