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

The cube of concrete blocks topped with corrugated iron sheets cost him three years of sweat and sacrifice in a Saudi Arabian marble factory.

From Barron's

Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's

International Paper, the country’s largest producer of corrugated packaging, said its containerboard mills and box plants have been plagued by gas availability issues.

From The Wall Street Journal

He led them down an alley, past a corrugated iron lean-to, toward the dock.

From Literature

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• crumpled