corrugated iron

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.

corrugated iron

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of corrugated iron¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

From his window, he and his grandchildren have a clear view of the simple wooden shelter and corrugated iron shed put up by Israeli settlers that Ayman says are from the nearby settlement of Yitzhar.

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Children play in between the temporary corrugated iron shelters where women are also doing laundry when we visit.

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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.

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

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

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