iron spike

collocation in English

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iron
noun
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/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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spike
noun[C]
uk
/spaɪk/us
/spaɪk/
a narrow, thin shape with a sharp point at one end, or something, especially a piece of metal, with ...
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(Definition ofironandspikefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the time, the gold spike was actually a regularironspike.
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At exactly 12:47 pm, the lastironspikewas driven, finally completing the line.
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Immediately afterwards, the golden spike and the laurel tie were removed, lest they be stolen, and replaced with a regularironspikeand normal tie.
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There were iron spikes on the roof like the turtle ship, but the geomseon was smaller, and usually had a complement of about 15 people.
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With that she jumps off the building, impaling her chest on the iron spiked fence below.
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He stops to see iron spikes on his jeep's path.
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Sources indicate that sharp iron spikes protruded from hexagonal plates covering the top of the turtle ship.
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The bed of the river below the sluice was loosened by dragging wooden rollers with iron spikes over it.
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The doors of this gate are strengthened with iron spikes and studs to prevent ramming by elephants during an attack.
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Interior walls are studded every two inches with iron spikes to prevent prisoners from being able to escape.
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When the jealous husband learns of the shapechanging knight, he surrounds the window with iron spikes.
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Followers were also noted to have practiced charming snakes and thrusting iron spikes and glass into their bodies.
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These rockets were fitted with iron spikes and fired at a shallow angle into the sea.
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Massive doors with protruding iron spikes protect sections of the fort.
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The deck was covered with iron spikes to discourage enemy men from attempting to board the ship.
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The track consisted of a narrow strip of strap iron spiked to wooden stringers, and had practically no foundation and was about in length.
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There she wore a belt of iron spikes that cut into her flesh.
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It was as a protection against elephants that the gates were studded with iron spikes; to meet which it was the practice to furnish the elephant with an iron frontlet.
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Iron spikes were said to have been driven into the chancel wall and a canvas pulled across part of the church making it useful for worship during the siege.
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Each of the three was attached to a pole by an iron spiked collar and his body ripped with red-hot tongs for the space of an hour.
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