Phrase guide

steam iron

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A smoothing iron that includes a system for spraying steam onto the item being ironed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a pressing iron that can emit steam

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: iron, smoothing iron

History

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: höyrysilitysrauta — smoothing iron
  • Finnish: höyryrauta — smoothing iron
  • French: fer à vapeur — smoothing iron
  • French: fer à repasser vapeur — smoothing iron
  • Icelandic: gufustraujárn — smoothing iron
  • Mongolian: уурын индүү (uuryn indüü) — smoothing iron
  • Swedish: ångstrykjärn — smoothing iron