red oxide

English

Noun

red oxide (plural red oxides)

1. ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃)
2. A brownish red colour, often of paint.
   • 1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, pages 119-120:

     Almost all wagon stock is painted red oxide, except for the B.S.R., N.S.R., and S.I.R., whose wagons are black, and the American and Canadian-built "WD" stock, which is painted olive-green.