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

Word History and Origins

Origin of angle iron¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The sides of the tank are riveted to a vertical angle iron, the cross section of which is clearly shown in the plan.

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Another angle iron of the same dimensions is used in the same way to connect the sides with the bottom.

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The hulls, navicular in form and having a flat bottom, are constructed of one-tenth inch iron plate and 40x40 angle iron.

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To give the water a rotary motion he had inserted a helical piece of angle iron, and so prevented deposition.

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The spandrels are formed of uprights and diagonals, the former being made of four angle-irons, and the latter of one angle-iron.

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