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a type of sheet iron or steel strengthened for use in construction by having a series of alternating grooves and ridges forced into it, and usually galvanized for weather resistance.[1885-90]
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corrugated iron — n. sheet iron or steel, usually galvanized, corrugated to give it added strength in construction … English World dictionary
Corrugated iron — Corrugate Cor ru*gate ( g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrugated} ( g? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrugating} ( g? t?ng).] To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corrugated iron — noun usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑sheet metal • Substance Meronyms: ↑galvanized iron * * * noun : usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into… … Useful english dictionary
corrugated iron — noun Corrugated iron is used before these nouns: ↑roof … Collocations dictionary
corrugated iron — noun A building material made by taking sheet iron or steel and pressing it into corrugations … Wiktionary
CORRUGATED IRON — in general, sheet iron coated with zinc … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
corrugated iron — sheets of iron or steel that have been shaped into waves (used as building material) … English contemporary dictionary
corrugated iron — /ˌkɒrəgeɪtəd ˈaɪən/ (say .koruhgaytuhd uyuhn) noun a type of sheet iron or steel strengthened for use in construction by being formed into a series of alternating grooves and ridges and usually galvanised for weather resistance …
Corrugated galvanised iron — roofing in Mount Lawley, Western Australia … Wikipedia
Corrugated — Corrugate Cor ru*gate ( g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrugated} ( g? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrugating} ( g? t?ng).] To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
