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angle iron

noun

Definition of angle iron

1 : an iron cleat for joining parts of a structure at an angle
2 : a piece of structural steel rolled with an L-shaped section

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 Upon returning home, Chance and two companions found Thomas rebuilding the fence using angle iron and chain linking. — Cathy Locke, sacbee, "What happened to CHP officer who fatally shot his neighbor in dispute over fence? | The Sacramento Bee," 26 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of angle iron

circa 1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of angle iron was circa 1846

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