corrugated iron

noun

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.

Nearby words

corrosion, corrosive, corrosive sublimate, corrugate, corrugated, corrugated iron, corrugated paper, corrugation, corrugator, corrugator muscle, corrupt

Origin of corrugated iron

First recorded in 1885–90

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Examples from the Web for corrugated iron

York and its surroundings in the winter-time might, except for the corrugated-iron roofs, easily be in England.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
The scene under the long, low sheds, with their corrugated-iron roofs, always reminded me of the Automobile Show at Olympia.
Fighting in Flanders|E. Alexander Powell
Each was a steaming village of hot adobe walls, corrugated-iron custom houses and sweltering, ragged palms.
The Key to Yesterday|Charles Neville Buck
At the rare stations you see perhaps one corrugated-iron store, perhaps a score of little stone houses with a couple of churches.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

Yes, a gibbous moon, rolling lopsidedly among the cloud-rack over a corrugated-iron sea.
The Messenger|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for corrugated iron

corrugated iron

noun

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

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