galvanized iron

American  

noun

1. iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.

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galvanized iron British  

noun

1. building trades iron, esp a sheet of corrugated iron, covered with a protective coating of zinc

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Etymology

Origin of galvanized iron

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Building contractors brought in shiploads of imported materials—prefabricated structures, steel columns, clapboards, concrete blocks, iron pillars and galvanized iron sheets—as well as hundreds of laborers from elsewhere.

From Scientific American • Mar. 25, 2020

In 1936, Grote Reber, who was an amateur astronomer interested in radio communications, used galvanized iron and wood to build the first antenna specifically designed to receive cosmic radio waves.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

The original “Porte-bouteilles,” a galvanized iron rack for drying bottles, was bought by Duchamp in 1914 at the Grand Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville department store in Paris.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2016

U. S. Ambassador Woods called for tinned meat, condensed milk, flour, underclothing, galvanized iron, dimensioned timber to provide food and shelter for the refugees.

From Time Magazine Archive

The outer may be a galvanized iron strand, a copper tape or braid, or a brass tube, and is therefore necessarily connected with the earth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various