sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to paint shop and vehicle assembly equipment, installation is also underway for nearly 4,000 tons of stamping equipment that will produce the sheet metal stampings for Ford’s next electric truck. Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024 The restaurant building at the end of the pier is now home to Broad Street Oyster Company, and the roof is now made of sheet metal. Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet metal 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sheet metal was in 1852

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“Sheet metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20metal. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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