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Meaning of Irons | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈaɪ.ənz

Definitions

  1. Shackles.
    dated, plural, plural-only
  2. A surname.
  3. West Ham United F.C. (a football club based in London).
  4. A lack of forward motion.
    plural, plural-only
  5. The stirrups.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الحديد
Suomi rauta
Français irons
日本語 鏈

Examples

“He’s been clapped in irons!”
“Alice steered the boat into the wind, so we were stuck in irons.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

irons in the fire ironsand Ironside Ironsides ironsmith ironsmithing

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