Irons
Americannoun
plural noun
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fetters or chains (often in the phrase in or into irons )
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nautical (of a sailing vessel) headed directly into the wind without steerageway
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to be involved in many projects, activities, etc
noun
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Guardiola ended Saturday's post-match news conference by saying "come on you Irons", before gesturing the Hammers symbol with his arms crossed above his head.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Directed by Bille August, this ‘Masterpiece’ adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic stars Sam Claflin as the wronged seaman and Jeremy Irons as his friend and fellow prisoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Stephanie Irons was found dead by emergency services after they were called to an address in Westdale Lane West, Mapperley, at 22:07 BST on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Valencia has its own much-improved player in junior Steven Irons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
Having ruled out a heart attack, the cardiologist, James Herrick, assigned the case rather casually to a medical resident named Ernest Irons.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The EV incentives will take effect in the coming weeks as the California Air Resources Board irons out agreements with dealerships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Hotel irons are sketchy and hotel dry cleaning is expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
The five-time major winner from Northern Ireland switched to cavity-back irons for last December's Australian Open and two events this year in Dubai but is back to familiar equipment this week.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
One of the men in irons was talking to her.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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