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[ ahy-ern-bahrk ] / ˈaɪ ərnˌbɑrk /
nounany of the various Australian eucalyptuses having a hard, solid bark. Origin of ironbarkFirst recorded in 1905–10; iron + bark2 Words nearby ironbarkIRO, iroko, iron, iron-59, Iron Age, ironbark, iron blue, ironbound, iron brick, Iron Chancellor, ironclad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ironbarkIRONBARK was the codename for just one source: Oleg Penkovsky. The Spy Who Saved The World—Then Tried To Destroy It|Jeremy Duns|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Pressed, Carter replied that the agency had drawn on a number of sources, “including our IRONBARK sources.” The Spy Who Saved The World—Then Tried To Destroy It|Jeremy Duns|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST To the northward, it opens into fine gentle Ironbark slopes and ridges, which form the heads of the Isaacs. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt On these hills grew the varieties of eucalypti known in the colony, such as ironbark, bluegum, and stringybark. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)|Thomas Mitchell
The narrow-leaved Ironbark had disappeared with the primitive rocks; the moment sandstone commenced, stringy-bark took its place. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt The forest consists of ironbark and acacia; grass everywhere abundant. Journals of Australian Explorations|A C and F T Gregory Then of a truth you will long for ironbark, or even homely oak. The Ancient Allan|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for ironbark
nounany of several Australian eucalyptus trees that have hard rough bark Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |