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Meaning of ironfield | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An area where ironstone or iron ore is quarried or mined.

Examples

“The east-west flow consists in the westerly direction of the agricultural and industrial products of East Anglia; imports through London and Parkeston (Harwich); special traffic in coke to the Northamptonshire ironfield; and mineral empties returning to the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire coalfields.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

ironfounder ironfounding Irongray ironhandedness ironhead Ironia