iron bar

Solid steel shaft

An iron bar is a solid length of iron, typically rectangular or cylindrical, used in construction, metalworking, or as a tool or weapon.

The term often suggests something heavy and blunt: He pried the door open with an iron bar.

Iron bars across windows serve as security barriers, evoking prisons or fortified buildings.

Related
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • rodThin rigid stick
  • metalHard conductive solid
  • forgeFurnace for shaping metal
  • wroughtShaped through labor

rust · prison · heavy · dead weight · cold · solid · blacksmith · anvil · crowbar · bludgeon · weapon · gate · railing · ingot · bent · straight · rigid · cell

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material composition

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Elongated timber piece

bamboo pole · glass rod · gold bar · silver bar · cardboard tube

structural form

iron barhollow tube

iron pipe · steel pipe · iron ring · mesh · chain

hardness/rigidity

iron barrubber hose

Flexible hollow cylinder

rope · limp noodle · elastic band · wet rag · putty

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G