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View synonyms for angle iron

angle iron

[ ang-guhl ahy-ern ]

noun

  1. an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
  2. Also called angle, a piece of structural iron or steel having a cross section in the form of an L .


angle iron

noun

  1. Also calledangleangle bar an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
  2. any piece of iron or steel forming an angle, esp a right angle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of angle iron1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

Rusty angle irons holding up brick above windows can expand so much they push the brick out away from the wall.

Three years ago, a boat made of metal pipe, angle iron, wood and pieces of rigid foam came ashore unoccupied in Avon.

Dad picked up a six-foot length of angle iron and handed me the end.

Her “Day” is a loosely triangular cloud of black steel rods, strips and angle irons almost eight feet tall.

To be safe, a structural engineer should specify the size of the angle iron, the size of the anchors and the spacing of the anchors.

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