cast-iron

cast-i·ron (k

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adj.

1. Made of cast iron.

2. Rigid; inflexible: a cast-iron rule.

3. Exceptionally strong or resistant: a cast-iron stomach.

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Adj.

cast-iron - extremely robust; "an iron constitution"

iron

robust - sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

cast-iron

adjective certain, established, settled, guaranteed, fixed, definite, copper-bottomed, idiot-proof I can't give you any cast-iron guarantees that you job will be safe.

Translations

cast-iron [ˈkɑːstˌaɪən] ADJ

1. (lit) → (hecho)de hierro fundido

2. (fig) [will] → inquebrantable, férreo; [case] → irrebatible; [excuse] → frente a la que no se puede decir nada

cast-iron

adj

(lit) → gusseisern

(fig) will, constitution → eisern; case, alibi → hieb- und stichfest

cast-iron [ˈkɑːstˈaɪən] adj → di ghisa (fig) (will, alibi) → di ferro
the police had a cast-iron case against the drug smuggler → la polizia aveva prove schiaccianti contro il trafficante di droga

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Either the wooden horse was careless, or it failed to properly time the descent of the hammer, for the mighty weapon caught it squarely upon its head, and thumped it against the ground so powerfully that the private flew off its back high into the air, and landed upon one of the giant's cast-iron arms.

Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

The Countess Olenska had said "after five"; and at half after the hour Newland Archer rang the bell of the peeling stucco house with a giant wisteria throttling its feeble cast-iron balcony, which she had hired, far down West Twenty-third Street, from the vagabond Medora.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context

Lofty pillars formed of cannon, superposed upon huge mortars as a base, supported the fine ironwork of the arches, a perfect piece of cast-iron lacework.

From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context

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Cast-In-Place Concrete
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Cast-in-Place thinshell System
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Cast-Iron Soil Pipe
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