Meanings
nounangle iron (plural angle irons)
plural angle irons
- idiomaticA length of iron or steel (now usually steel), having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural component, support, or mending brace.
The homestead […] was of corrugated iron on an angle-iron frame.
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia, page 92
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Esperanto angulaĵo
- angulaĵoL-shaped iron
Estonian nurkprofiil
- nurkprofiilL-shaped iron
Finnish L-profiili
- L-profiiliL-shaped iron
German L-Profil, Winkelprofil
- L-ProfilL-shaped iron
- WinkelprofilL-shaped iron
- WinkelstahlL-shaped iron
- WinkeleisenL-shaped iron
- BlechwinkelL-shaped iron
Irish iarann uillinne
- iarann uillinneL-shaped iron
Polish winkiel
- winkielL-shaped iron
Romanian cornier, cornieră
- cornierL-shaped iron
- cornierăL-shaped iron
Swedish vinkeljärn
- vinkeljärnL-shaped iron
Cite this entry
APA
angle iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20iron
MLA
“angle iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20iron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angle iron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angle%20iron.
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