corrugated iron

noun

An iron sheet building material, usually galvanised, which has been pressed into corrugations.

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Meanings

nouncorrugated iron (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn iron sheet building material, usually galvanised, which has been pressed into corrugations.

    A special reserved enclosure with sandbags and a corrugated iron roof was set aside for three members of the Royal Family.

    1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
    1 more example

    On reaching the slip, the barrow was wheeled off the truck onto a scaffolding gantry built out over the wall, and the concrete tipped down a corrugated iron chute on to a steel plate.

    1959 December 28, Richard Hope, “Narrow Gauge Landslip”, in Railway Magazine, page 866

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 波紋鐵 /波纹铁, 鐵皮 /铁皮
  • 波紋鐵 /波纹铁 (bōwéntiě)building material
  • 鐵皮 /铁皮 (tiěpí)building material
  • 波紋鋼 /波纹钢 (bōwéngāng)building material
Danish bølgeblik
  • bølgeblikbuilding material
Finnish aaltopelti
  • aaltopeltibuilding material
French tôle ondulée
  • tôle onduléebuilding material
German Wellblech
  • Wellblechbuilding material
Hungarian hullámpala, hullámlemez
  • hullámpalabuilding material
  • hullámlemezbuilding material
Icelandic bárujárn
  • bárujárnbuilding material
Irish iarann rocach, iarann roctha
  • iarann rocachbuilding material
  • iarann rocthabuilding material
Japanese トタン, 海鼠板
  • トタン (totan)building material
  • 海鼠板 (namakoita)building material
Māori rino kōwakawaka
  • rino kōwakawakabuilding material
Norwegian bølgeblikk
  • bølgeblikkbuilding material
Portuguese ferro corrugado
  • ferro corrugadobuilding material
Russian гофри́рованное желе́зо, рифлёное желе́зо
  • гофри́рованное желе́зо (gofrírovannoje želézo)building material
  • рифлёное желе́зо (rifljónoje želézo)building material
Scottish Gaelic iarann preasach
  • iarann preasachbuilding material
Thai สังกะสี, เมทัลชีต
  • สังกะสี (sǎng-gà-sǐi)building material
  • เมทัลชีตbuilding material
Turkish oluklu sac
  • oluklu sacbuilding material
Cite this entry
APA

corrugated iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugated%20iron

MLA

“corrugated iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugated%20iron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrugated iron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrugated%20iron.

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