Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gal-iron

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: gal--iron
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Galvanized iron.

Australian usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She eliminated those lonely treeless farmhouses with the sun beating on their shining gal-iron roofs."

Etymology

Shortening.

Usage

Questions

What does gal-iron mean?: Galvanized iron.
Where does gal-iron come from?: Shortening.

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