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iron ore

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolmineral de hierro
Françaisminerai de fer
DeutschEisenerz
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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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See also

iron out iron oxide Iron Pot Creek iron pyrite iron pyrites Iron Range

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