corrugated iron
- 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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Origin of corrugated iron
First recorded in 1885–90
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Beyond the small collection of corrugated-iron huts and tents there were no signs of other human habitation.
A Lively Bit of the FrontPercy F. Westerman
York and its surroundings in the winter-time might, except for the corrugated-iron roofs, easily be in England.
Spinifex and SandDavid W Carnegie
Mud-brick walls and corrugated-iron roofs is the style of architecture in general vogue.
Spinifex and SandDavid W Carnegie
Yes, a gibbous moon, rolling lopsidedly among the cloud-rack over a corrugated-iron sea.
The MessengerElizabeth Robins
The scene under the long, low sheds, with their corrugated-iron roofs, always reminded me of the Automobile Show at Olympia.
Fighting in FlandersE. Alexander Powell
corrugated iron
- a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
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