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structural iron

American  

noun

  1. iron shaped for use in construction.


Etymology

Origin of structural iron

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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They match structural iron tubing from the single-winged plane's fuselage.

From Reuters • Jan. 5, 2010

Heaviest March employment losses were reported in these industries: woolen goods, hosiery, men's clothes, beef slaughtering, railroad repairing, oil refining, boots & shoes, structural iron.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Harrison, 52, a structural iron worker: "We enjoy traveling around the country and making friends at cat shows."

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Potter sailed with a lusty boatload of ditch diggers, carpenters, welders, structural iron workers and cat-operators from Seattle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Columbus is situated in a fine farming region, and has extensive tanneries, threshing-machine and traction and automobile engine works, structural iron works, tool and machine shops, canneries and furniture factories.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various