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Meaning of iron ore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština Železná Ruda
Deutsch Eisenerz
Suomi rautamalmi
Français minerai de fer
Italiano minerale ferroso
日本語 鉄鉱 鉄鉱石
한국어 철광석
Nederlands ijzererts
Polski ruda żelaza
Português minério de ferro
Svenska järnmalm

Examples

“Paotow owes its chief prosperity to the coalfields of Shensi and Shansi, to iron ore at Paiyun-opo, ninety miles north towards the Gobi, together with the rail links eastwards to Peking and Manchuria.”

CEFR level

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

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