ANGLE IRON Definition & Meaning

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angle iron

[ ang-guhl ahy-ern ]

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an iron or steel bar, brace, or cleat in the form of an angle.
Also called angle, a piece of structural iron or steel having a cross section in the form of an L .

angle iron

Also calledangleangle bar an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
any piece of iron or steel forming an angle, esp a right angle

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First recorded in 1850–55

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Rusty angle irons holding up brick above windows can expand so much they push the brick out away from the wall.

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Three years ago, a boat made of metal pipe, angle iron, wood and pieces of rigid foam came ashore unoccupied in Avon.

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Dad picked up a six-foot length of angle iron and handed me the end.

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Her “Day” is a loosely triangular cloud of black steel rods, strips and angle irons almost eight feet tall.

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To be safe, a structural engineer should specify the size of the angle iron, the size of the anchors and the spacing of the anchors.

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