Galvanised
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Galvanised is an adjective meaning (British spelling) Of metal, coated with zinc as a form of protection against rust.
Meaning
(British spelling) Of metal, coated with zinc as a form of protection against rust.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of galvanise
- (obsolete) Having been subjected to galvanism; electrified.
Example Sentences
galvanised pipes
galvanised steel
I go to London and see the busy multitudes in Fleet Street and the Strand, and it comes across my mind that they are but the ghosts of the past, haunting the streets that I have seen silent and wretched, going to and fro, phantasms in a dead city, the mockery of life in a galvanized body.
Word Forms
- galvanized
Synonyms for galvanised
Depending on context, synonyms include zinced.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include powered, driven, boosted, propelled, tinned, encoated.
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