Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An alloy of aluminum that contains copper, manganese, magnesium, iron, and silicon and is resistant to corrosion by acids and sea water.
Wiktionary
- n. an alloy of over 90% aluminium, 4% copper and traces of manganese, magnesium, iron and silicon, widely used in the aircraft industry
WordNet 3.0
- n. an aluminum-based alloy
Etymologies
- Originally a trademark. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The framework was made of a new alloy called 'duralumin', nearly as strong in tension as mild steel and not much heavier than aluminium.”
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force
“different colors and finishes and is made of "duralumin," which certainly sounds rugged.”
“The perch poles used in Totem are made of duralumin an alloy used in aeronautics.”
The Huffington Post: George Heymont: Totem -- An Artistic Triumph for Cirque du Soleil
“The plane†™ s all-metal construction, using the new aluminum allow known as duralumin, provided the strength and structural integrity to lift a remarkable payload of fuel, passengers, and cargo.www. clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/sikorsky-s42”
“Bars of duralumin and steel were fed into the machinery, which formed a hard, metal skeleton identical to the one measured by the Monitor.”
“The girl had once broken her right arm, and the calcified break was mirrored in the new duralumin humerus.”
“Her relatives imagined her as being composed of equal parts goose down, syrup, and duralumin rebars.”
“The ranchers used small flat-bottomed duralumin skiffs in which to collect their day's harvest.”
“The wings had been torn from the fuselage here and had taken fire from the fuel in the tanks; what was left of the aircraft had spread itself all over the field in scraps of torn duralumin sheet.”
“While Hosein made out the flight plan and went through the formalities in the Control office, Gujar and I helped the old Sheikh up the duralumin ladder into the cabin of the Tramp, and saw his retinue install him comfortably on the divan bed.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘duralumin’.
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silicon
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knitandpurl "The duralumin struts and catwalks rambled on above him for miles."
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, p 23 of the Avon Books paperback edition Jan 21, 2013