rusty metal
Reddish degraded steel
Metal that has developed rust—the reddish-brown coating that forms when iron or steel is exposed to moisture and oxygen over time.
Rusty metal appears on aging cars, neglected tools, old fences, and weathered structures: The gate's rusty metal creaked as it swung open.
The phrase often evokes decay, neglect, or the passage of time.
- corrodedEaten away chemically
- oxidizedCombined with oxygen
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- patinaSurface film from aging
flaking · decay · iron · wrought iron · steel · barbed wire · chain link fence · junkyard · scrap yard · ship graveyard · tetanus · tetanus shot · orange · brown · pitted · scrap · abandoned · deteriorated
- found materialsfound objects, driftwood, sea glass, bottle caps, shells
- salvagesalvage, salvage operations, salvage operation, salvor, marine salvage
- scrap recyclingscrap, scrap yard, scrap yards, scrapyard, scrapyards
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- junkyardsjunk cars, wrecked cars, totaled cars, abandoned cars, car bodies
- auto wasteused oil, oil filters, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid
rusty metalpolished chrome
Highly reflective metal finish
stainless steel · galvanized metal · chrome plating · brushed steel · gold leaf
rusty, rust, rusts, rusted, rusting, rustiness, rustier, rustiest, metal