Andiron — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

metal supports for logs in a fireplace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹəmˌɛlɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈandaɪən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈandaɪən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹəmˌɛlɪn/.

Examples

the andirons were too hot to touch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

firedog dog dog-iron

Parts of Speech

noun	metal supports for logs in a fireplace “the andirons were too hot to touch”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

chenet

supports métalliques pour bûches dans une cheminée

🇪🇸Spanish

morillo

soportes metálicos para troncos en una chimenea

🇮🇹Italian

alare

supporti metallici per tronchi in un camino

🇷🇺Russian

Андирон

металлические опоры для дров в камине

India

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆண்டிரன்

நெருப்பிடம் உள்ள பதிவுகளுக்கான உலோக ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆండిరాన్

ఒక పొయ్యి లో లాగ్స్ కోసం మెటల్ మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

आणि लोह

फायरप्लेसमधील लॉगसाठी मेटल सपोर्ट करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આયર્ન

ફાયરપ્લેસમાં લોગ માટે મેટલ સપોર્ટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಂಡಿರಾನ್

ಅಗ್ಗಿಸ್ಟಿಕೆ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾಗ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಲೋಹದ ಬೆಂಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആൻഡ്രോൺ

ഒരു അടുപ്പിലെ ലോഗുകൾക്കുള്ള ലോഹ പിന്തുണ

🇵🇰Urdu

اور آئرن

ایک چمنی میں لاگ کے لئے دھات کی حمایت کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安迪龙

壁炉中原木的金属支架

🇯🇵Japanese

アンディロン

暖炉の丸太用の金属製サポート

🇰🇷Korean

안디론

벽난로의 통나무를 위한 금속 지지대

🇹🇭Thai

แอนดรอน

โลหะรองรับท่อนไม้ในเตาผิง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

android

دعامات معدنية لسجلات في الموقد

🇮🇷Persian

آندرون

تکیه گاه های فلزی برای سیاهه های مربوط در شومینه

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנדירון

תמיכות מתכת לבולי עץ באח

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