expanded metal

American  

noun

1. sheet metal slotted and stretched to make a stiff network with openings of various patterns, used for lathing, wastebaskets, and various decorative and semistructural applications.

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expanded metal British  

noun

1. an open mesh of metal produced by stamping out alternating slots in a metal sheet and stretching it into an open pattern. It is used for reinforcing brittle or friable materials and in fencing

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Etymology

Origin of expanded metal

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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expanded metal

And in front of him is the new, nearly 100-foot-tall Sahara “tent,” the expanded metal structure that hosts some of the festival’s most acclaimed dance music acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

The department has said Lopez somehow freed himself from his hand and leg restraints, cut through the expanded metal of the cage and crawled from the bottom.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022

The department has said Lopez somehow freed himself from his hand and leg restraints, cut through the expanded metal of the cage and crawled out the bottom.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022

Cement 3.859 Reinforcement 4.959 Labor, mixing and placing concrete 1.721 Forms, labor and material 2.960 ———     Total $17.509 In constructing the roof slab the expanded metal reinforcement raised the unit cost.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

The roof is composed of concrete slabs, reinforced with expanded metal laths and finished with cement and mortar.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous

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