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Iron , when used
metaphorically , refers to certain traits of the
metal
iron . Used as an
adjective and sometimes as a
noun , it refers to something stern, harsh, strong, unyielding, inflexible, rigid, sturdy, strong, robust, hard.
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List of iron metaphors
Persons and characters
Iron Duke (disambiguation)
Iron Felix (disambiguation)
Iron Lady (disambiguation)
Iron Man (disambiguation)
Iron Mike (disambiguation)
Princess Iron Fan (disambiguation)
Otto von Bismarck, known as the
Iron Chancellor
Iron Chef , a Japanese cooking show
Joseph LaFlesche , known as
Iron Eye
Iron Eyes Cody , Sicilian-American actor
The Iron Heinrich, a rough translation of the German fairy tale
The Frog Prince
Iron Heroes , a variant book of rules for the game Dungeons & Dragons
Iron John , a German fairy tale
Eon Kid, English title of the TV series
Iron Kid
Iron Lad , a fictional superhero
Iron Maniac , an evil alternative universe character of fictional Marvel superhero
Iron Man
Iron Munro , a fictional superhero
Persephone, known as the
Iron Queen
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, known as the
Iron Sheik
Iron Shell , Brule Sioux chief
Iron Tail , Oglala Sioux warrior
Tigran Petrosian, known as
Iron Tigran
Timur as a name, meaning
iron in
Turkic languages , widespread in
Western and
Central Asia since the days of the
Mongol Empire
Hadid is an Arabic name (both given and surname) literally meaning "iron"
Animals and plants
Body parts
Geography
Other iron metaphors
Iron Bird (disambiguation)
Iron Curtain (disambiguation)
Iron Maiden (disambiguation)
Iron Triangle (disambiguation)
Unguided bomb, known as an
iron bomb
Iron Brigade , a Civil War brigade
Iron cage , a sociology term
Iron Fire , a Danish power and speed metal band
Iron Guard , a historical far-right movement in Romania
Iron harvest , an annual "harvest" collected by Belgian and French farmers after ploughing their fields
Iron Helix , a 1993 video game
Iron Seed , a 1994 DOS video game
Iron shirt , a form of hard style martial art exercise
Iron Sunrise , a 2004 hard science fiction novel
Iron Will , a 1994 film
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References
Further reading