gray iron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray iron
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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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
Our shovels were clanging on the gray iron of the rock from space.
From Astounding Stories, March, 1931 by Various
The magnet frame, B, consisting of the cores and the yoke formed integrally of a single soft gray iron casting, is adapted to receive the bobbins, A A, to form an electro-magnet.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various
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
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