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GALVANIZED IRON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("galvanized iron" is a kind of...):
atomic number 26; Fe; iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)
Holonyms ("galvanized iron" is a substance of...):
corrugated iron (usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows)