Iron ore

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mineral deposit from which iron can be viably extracted. countable, uncountable

    "Paotow owes its chief prosperity to the coalfields of Shensi and Shansi, to iron ore at Paiyun-opo, ninety miles north towards the Gobi, together with the rail links eastwards to Peking and Manchuria."

  2. 2
    an ore from which iron can be extracted wordnet

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magnetiteore

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"Paotow owes its chief prosperity to the coalfields of Shensi and Shansi, to iron ore at Paiyun-opo, ninety miles north towards the Gobi, together with the rail links eastwards to Peking and Manchuria."

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