steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
Examples of 'tubular steel' in a sentence
tubular steel
They're woven by hand in polyethylene cord on tubular steel frames.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Only about 2m is needed for this one's tubular-steel frame.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Much of the detail of the house survives, including tubular steel balcony rails.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Tubular steel is the most cost-effective and subtle plant support.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
How startling this tubular steel and leather combination must have seemed to a bourgeoisie accustomed to sitting on stuffed upholstery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Within the bowels of the barge, hundreds of men work frantically round the clock in 12-hour shifts, welding together great lengths of tubular steel.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I wonder where all those 1,400 tons of tubular steel are going to come from?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are the monster trucks of mountain-biking: chunky tubular-steel frames; low gearing; obese, squishy tyres with deep tread to gain traction in snow.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The tubular steel structure, resembling an outer-space wormhole, will span 520ft and is expected to have a polished surface that reflects its bleak surroundings.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Made of handwrought iron and tubular steel with tough nylon and aluminium coating, the range has a contemporary edge.