gray iron

American  

noun

1. pig iron or cast iron having much of its carbon in the form of graphite and exhibiting a gray fracture.

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Etymology

Origin of gray iron

First recorded in 1655–65

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gray iron

To enter 732 S. Vermont Ave., you must carefully shove open a rusted gray iron gate until a gap large enough for you to slide through sideways appears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2022

Above the dark gray iron, stone walls formed the North Tower.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

“And the gray iron foundry over there uses three times as much iron as we do, and it made more than 12,000,000.”

From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton

The pistons as provided in the A-7 engines are cast from a mixture of steel and gray iron.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

Clutching the dwarfs' work then, Clutching the bullock's shell, Girding gray iron on, Forth fared the Winils all, Fared the Alruna's sons, Ayo and Ibor.

From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles