Iron Age
noun [ S ] uk/ˈaɪən ˌeɪdʒ/ us/ˈaɪrn ˌeɪdʒ/
铁器时代
the period in early history starting about 1100 BC when iron was used for tools
The fort dates from the Iron Age. 这座堡垒可追溯到铁器时代。
If an Iron Age man came home from a hunting expedition empty-handed, he'd starve.
an Iron Age settlement 一个铁器时代的定居点
Compare: Bronze Agethe Stone Age
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- During the Iron Age, rye became the most commonly used grain.
- The most dramatic feature is an Iron Age fort.
- Fragments of femur were excavated from an Iron Age burial site in east Yorkshire.