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galvanized iron

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galvanized iron, galvanised iron
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Building trades iron, esp a sheet of corrugated iron, covered with a protective coating of zinc
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Noun1.galvanized iron - iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
corrugated iron - usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
atomic number 26, Fe, iron - a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
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galvanized iron [ˈgælvəˌnaɪzdˈaɪən] n → ferro zincato
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