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corrugated iron

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An iron sheet building material, usually galvanised, which has been pressed into corrugations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sheet metal

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 波紋鐵 /波纹铁 (bōwéntiě) — building material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鐵皮 /铁皮 (tiěpí) — building material
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波紋鋼 /波纹钢 (bōwéngāng) — building material
  • Danish: bølgeblik — building material
  • Finnish: aaltopelti — building material
  • French: tôle ondulée — building material
  • German: Wellblech — building material
  • Hungarian: hullámpala — building material
  • Hungarian: hullámlemez — building material
  • Icelandic: bárujárn — building material
  • Irish: iarann rocach — building material
  • Irish: iarann roctha — building material
  • Japanese: トタン (totan) — building material
  • Japanese: 海鼠板 (namakoita) — building material
  • Māori: rino kōwakawaka — building material
  • Norman: fielle dé zîn — building material
  • Norwegian: bølgeblikk — building material
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bølgjeblekk — building material
  • Portuguese: ferro corrugado — building material
  • Russian: гофри́рованное желе́зо (gofrírovannoje želézo) — building material
  • Russian: рифлёное желе́зо (rifljónoje želézo) — building material
  • Scottish Gaelic: iarann preasach — building material
  • Thai: สังกะสี (sǎng-gà-sǐi) — building material
  • Thai: เมทัลชีต — building material
  • Turkish: oluklu sac — building material
  • Urak Lawoi': ตีมะฮ (timah) — building material