Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun iron_age

2 senses of iron age

Sense 1
Iron Age -- ((archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons)
       INSTANCE OF=> time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")

Sense 2
iron age -- ((classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world)
       => time period, period of time, period -- (an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period")