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corrugated iron

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corrugated iron
n.
A structural sheet iron, usually galvanized, shaped in parallel furrows and ridges for rigidity.
corrugated iron
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
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Noun1.corrugated iron - usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
sheet metal - sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
galvanized iron - iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
Translations
corrugated iron
n → Wellblech nt
corrugated iron n → lamiera di ferro ondulata
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It ended by signal abruptly, nowhere in particular, between two lamp-posts before a large drapery establishment - a long range of shops already lapped up in sheets of corrugated iron for the night.
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