Meanings
nouniron ore (countable and uncountable, plural iron ores)
plural iron ores · alternative iron-ore · alternative ironore
- countableuncountablebusinessA mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.
Paotow owes its chief prosperity to the coalfields of Shensi and Shansi, to iron ore at Paiyun-opo, ninety miles north towards the Gobi, together with the rail links eastwards to Peking and Manchuria.
1966, Proceedings - Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch, volumes 67-72, →OCLC, page 66
Translations
Arabic خَام اَلْحَدِيد
- خَام اَلْحَدِيد (ḵām al-ḥadīd)ore containing iron
Bulgarian желязна руда
- желязна руда (željazna ruda)ore containing iron
Chinese Mandarin 鐵礦 /铁矿, 鐵礦石 /铁矿石
- 鐵礦 /铁矿 (tiěkuàng)ore containing iron
- 鐵礦石 /铁矿石 (tiěkuàngshí)ore containing iron
Czech železná ruda
- železná rudaore containing iron
Danish jernmalm
- jernmalmore containing iron
Dutch ijzererts
- ijzerertsore containing iron
Esperanto fererco, ferŝtono
- ferercoore containing iron
- ferŝtonoore containing iron
Finnish rautamalmi
- rautamalmiore containing iron
French minerai de fer
- minerai de ferore containing iron
German Eisenerz
- Eisenerzore containing iron
Irish iarnmhian, amhiarann
- iarnmhianore containing iron
- amhiarannore containing iron
Italian minerale ferroso
- minerale ferrosoore containing iron
Japanese 鉄鉱, 鉄鉱石
- 鉄鉱 (tekkō)ore containing iron
- 鉄鉱石 (tekkōseki)ore containing iron
Korean 철광석
- 철광석 (cheolgwangseok)ore containing iron
Norwegian Bokmål jernmalm
- jernmalmore containing iron
Persian سنگ آهن
- سنگ آهن (sing âhan)ore containing iron
Polish ruda żelaza
- ruda żelazaore containing iron
Portuguese minério de ferro
- minério de ferroore containing iron
Russian желе́зная руда́
- желе́зная руда́ (želéznaja rudá)ore containing iron
Spanish mineral de hierro
- mineral de hierroore containing iron
Swedish järnmalm
- järnmalmore containing iron
Turkish demir cevheri
- demir cevheriore containing iron
Ukrainian залізна руда́
- залізна руда́ (zalizna rudá)ore containing iron
Cite this entry
APA
iron ore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20ore
MLA
“iron ore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20ore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iron ore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iron%20ore.
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