(metallurgy) A compound of iron with carbon (Fe₃C).

plural of iron fist

(idiomatic, US, military) An American military officer who has attained the rank of colonel but will not be promoted to the rank of general.

plural of iron curtain

(figuratively) Firmness, inflexibility, sternness.

Alternative form of ironshot

A laundry basket for clean clothes.

A harpoon with one or more pivoted crosspieces in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.

(nautical) Having the ironwork loose or corroded; said of a ship when the bolts and nails are so badly eaten with rust as to cause leaks.

(architecture) A strong flat bar of iron, bent so as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc. where no sufficient bearing can be had.