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

Floor of Drying-Chamber.—The floor of the chamber is usually of planks, except that the space under each bay of racks should be filled with expanded metal.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney

In modern buildings these walls are replaced by large-mesh expanded metal, thus making the machine-room perfectly light and plentifully ventilated.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney