corrugated

American  

[kawr-uh-gey-tid, kor-] / ˈkɔr əˌgeɪ tɪd, ˈkɒr- /

adjective

1. shaped into wavy folds or alternating furrows and ridges.

   Drops of rain hammered on the corrugated metal roof.

   Your cat can use the toy’s corrugated cardboard center as a scratching mat.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of corrugate.

Other Word Forms

• uncorrugated adjective

Etymology

Origin of corrugated

First recorded in 1585–95; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; corrugate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, pulp mill closures have left box makers more reliant than ever on old corrugated containers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The O’Smach building in which they were held was surrounded by high corrugated iron walls topped with barbed wire.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year alone, the U.S. has shed roughly 10% of its capacity to produce containerboard, the thick paper used to make corrugated boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal

In early fall, Ben Carter checked a camera positioned to capture the goings-on in a corrugated metal tunnel installed beneath a breathtaking stretch of the 395 north of the town of Bridgeport.

From Los Angeles Times

Gehry contributed studios and additional structures that reflect the neighborhood’s industrial roots: corrugated metal siding, simple boxlike volumes and subtle geometric twists.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• crumpled