iron railing

collocation in English

meaningsofironandrailing

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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railing
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˈreɪ.lɪŋ/us
/ˈreɪ.lɪŋ/
a fence made from a series of vertical metal posts, or one of ...
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(Definition ofironandrailingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They had placed a corrugatedironrailinground their place.
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In addition, £365 was spent onironrailing.
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It was originally surrounded by a substantialironrailing.
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The fire was believed to have been started by welders working at a nearbyironrailing.
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The well was six to seven feet deep and surrounded by anironrailing.
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Covered balconies with castironrailingand trim surrounded the house to protect windows from the sun.
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The front horseshoe stairs to the porch are granite with anironrailing.
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The garden space is enclosed with a handsomeironrailing.
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At the centrally located main entrance, the marble steps fan out, flanked by a castironrailing.
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In 1899 anironrailingwas placed round the lock to keep spectators at bay.
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The wroughtironrailingis foliated.
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Each section has a recessed entry, with a segmented arch overhead, and granite steps, wroughtironrailing, and iron bootscrapers.
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The front door opens onto an entrance hall with a flagstone floor and a curved staircase with a wroughtironrailing.
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The wroughtironrailingnear the front entrance is handmade.
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The central portion of the roof is a deck surrounded by a wroughtironrailingand is topped by a cupola and weathervane.
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The removal of the original parapet and the substitution of anironrailinghas detracted somewhat from its beauty.
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There are four-season windows on the upper level, and anironrailingaround the suspended upper gallery.
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A balcony with an intricate giltironrailingoverlooks the hall from the third floor.
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The porch was later redone in brick with anironrailing, and the siding was covered with stucco.
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