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

Example Sentences

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

The defences therefore consisted of sand-bag revetments held in position by wooden frames over which expanded metal had been spread.

From The Story of the "9th King's" in France by Roberts, Enos Herbert Glynne

T, Sheet coagulation tank; C, cylinder for reception and dilution of latex; GG, gutter; PP, raised platform on verandah; SS, steps leading to platform; W, dwarf wall; EE, expanded metal partition; OO, open.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney