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grab iron

grab iron noun: a metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.

Noun

grab iron (plural grab irons)

  1. (US) A metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.
    • These alterations included a bevelled nose, modifications to the footsteps, grab irons, and lower cowls around the fans in the roof, to overcome height restrictions on some Southern Pacific lines in the east.1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, pages 71–72

Forms of grab iron

pluralgrab irons

Questions about grab iron

What does grab iron mean?
Grab iron means a metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.
What part of speech is grab iron?
Grab iron is a noun.
What is the plural of grab iron?
The plural of grab iron is grab irons.

Words near grab iron in the dictionary

  1. grab handle
  2. grab handles
  3. grab hoe
  4. grab hoes
  5. grab hold
  6. grab iron
  7. grab irons
  8. grab off
  9. grab one's ankles
  10. grab rail
  11. grab rails

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