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

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Example Sentences

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corrugated iron

The affected dormitory had shattered windows, blackened walls and a crumpled corrugated iron roof, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

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 ● Dec. 23, 2025

Many of the island’s 300-plus residents had already disassembled their ramshackle homes, and bundles of plywood, timber, and corrugated iron lay lashed on the beach.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

The road is flanked on each side by rusted four-barred fences, behind which lie a couple of buildings with corrugated iron roofs.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024

It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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