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Meaning of grab iron | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.

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Equivalents

Français main montoire

Examples

“These alterations included a bevelled nose, modifications to the footsteps, grab irons, and lower cowls around the fans in the roof, to overcome height restrictions on some Southern Pacific lines in the east.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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