cast iron
Definitions
A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould.
Equivalents
Examples
“Cast⟳ iron⟳ is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.”
“The history of cast⟳ iron⟳ in railway bridges is much more grimly chequered. Brunel's misgivings were proved prudent, tragically, in the 1879 failure of Thomas Bouch's Tay bridge (once a monument to cast⟳ iron⟳, now a memorial to many lives lost).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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