pig iron
Definitions
A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.
Equivalents
14 more languages
Bosanskiguša
Ελληνικάαργός σίδηρος
Esperantokrudfero
Suomitakkirauta
हिन्दीकच्चा लोहा
Hrvatskiguša
Italianoghisa grezza
Polskisurówka
Русскийпереде́льный чугу́н
Српскиguša
Svenskatackjärn
Examples
“We spent a lot of time up on the staging of the great furnaces, trying to pick⟳ up the tricks of the trade⟳ from the taciturn furnacemen who sat around placidly smoking, or chewing twist⟳, and occasionally throwing in more pig iron⟳ to the molten white-hot metal.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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