Scrap Iron (Noun)
Meaning
Iron to be melted again and reworked.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The scrap iron from the old factory was sold to the local smelter to be melted down and recycled.
- She searched through the piles of scrap iron in the junkyard to find the perfect piece for her sculpture.
- The salvage company specializes in collecting scrap iron from abandoned buildings and vehicles.
- A huge quantity of scrap iron was extracted from the sunken ship, which would be reprocessed and reused.
- To conserve energy, many cities are collecting scrap iron and steel for reprocessing rather than extracting the metal from ore.