flat-rolled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of flat-rolled
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Steel on Monday forecast third-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates and said each of its segments outperformed prior expectations, driven by a decline in raw material costs and higher prices for flat-rolled products.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2023
The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020 and will make Cleveland-Cliffs the largest producer of flat-rolled steel and iron ore pellet in North America, the company said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2020
The flat-rolled aluminum sheets are used in items such as gutters, street signs and electrical boxes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2017
The company’s flat-rolled division, he said, lost money in 10 of the last 11 quarters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
The bay beneath them was like a huge silver shield, flat-rolled and glittering, inlaid with master cunning between wooded hills that swept away into mysterious distances, there to rise skyward in an ever-changing, ever-charming confusion.
From The Silver Horde by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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