angle iron

English

Noun

angle iron (plural angle irons)

1. A length of iron or steel, having an L-shaped cross section, used as a structural support
   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia‎, page 92:

     The homestead […] was of corrugated iron on an angle-iron frame.

Usage notes

Although the sense of angle iron in reference to steel angle stock is a misnomer (comparable to tin foil in reference to aluminum foil), it is well known and still sometimes heard.

Synonyms

• angle section
• L-section
• steel angle
• angle stock
• slotted angle

Translations

L-shaped iron

Esperanto: angulaĵo Estonian: nurkprofiil Georgian: გონიო (ka) (gonio) German: L-Profil n, Winkelprofil n, Winkelstahl m, Winkeleisen n, Blechwinkel m Irish: iarann uillinne m Polish: winkiel (pl) m Romanian: cornier m, cornieră (ro) f Swedish: vinkeljärn (sv) n

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