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tamping iron

tamping iron noun: an iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.

Noun

tamping iron (plural tamping irons)

  1. An iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
    • The world's most famous tamping iron is the one that struck the head of Phineas Gage.

Forms of tamping iron

pluraltamping irons

Questions about tamping iron

What does tamping iron mean?
Tamping iron means an iron rod used for beating down the earthy substance in tamping for blasting.
What part of speech is tamping iron?
Tamping iron is a noun.
What is the plural of tamping iron?
The plural of tamping iron is tamping irons.

Words near tamping iron in the dictionary

  1. Tampilisan
  2. Tampin
  3. Tampines
  4. tamping
  5. tamping down
  6. tamping iron
  7. tamping irons
  8. tamping machine
  9. tamping machines
  10. tampings
  11. tampion

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