iron age

1. 1.

   (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons

   Broadertime period

   Part ofprehistory

   archeology

2. 2.

   (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world

   Broadertime period

   classical mythology

Questions about iron age

What does iron age mean?

iron age means "(archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is iron age a common word?

iron age is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.