flat-rolled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of flat-rolled
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest flat-rolled steel producer in North America, said on Sunday it offered to buy U.S.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 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
Steel account for 40% of U.S. production capacity of flat-rolled steel, which has a range of uses including in automotive and construction sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2018
The flat-rolled aluminum sheets are used in items such as gutters, street signs and electrical boxes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2017
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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
