rolling mill

American  

noun

1. a mill where ingots, slabs, sheets, etc., of usually hot metal are passed between rolls to give them a certain thickness or cross-sectional form.

2. a machine or set of rollers for rolling out or shaping metal.

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rolling mill British  

noun

1. a mill or factory where ingots of heated metal are passed between rollers to produce sheets or bars of a required cross section and form

2. a machine having rollers that may be shaped to reduce ingots, etc, to a required cross section and form

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Etymology

Origin of rolling mill

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

One example Lewis gives: The hot rolling mill, which squeezes red hot steel slabs into giant coils, at U.S.

From Barron's

It is building a rolling mill in Alabama, but the project isn’t yet completed.

From The Wall Street Journal

It contained a coking plant, a lime shop, a blast furnace, a converter shop and a powerful rolling mill.

From Washington Post

The expansion plan includes a second cold rolling mill, a third galvanizing mill, and several finishing lines.

From Reuters

The aluminum producer is selling its rolling mill business to Kaiser Aluminum Corporation for about $670 million.

From Washington Times