sheet metal

American  

noun

1. metal in sheets or thin plates.

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sheet metal British  

noun

1. metal in the form of a sheet, the thickness being intermediate between that of plate and that of foil

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Other Word Forms

• sheet-metal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of sheet metal

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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sheet metal

At the time of the collision, it was carrying 4,200 tons of rolled sheet metal and rebar, the authorities said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Blue-collar workers globally have reckoned with growing levels of automation, from mechanized arms welding sheet metal to mixing paint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

"We're industrializing an easier way of forming sheet metal based on origami," says chief executive and co-founder, Jonas Nyvang.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

Their doors opened and out came customers and contractors, who went into the store and returned with plywood and sheet metal and seasonal plants.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

“That’s solid sheet metal you ’ave there behind the wood on them bulkheads,” came the voice in rather an odd accent.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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