Etymology
Origin of rustless
Example Sentences
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As a result, Brearley concluded, it makes the steel “rustless”—or, as we know it today, “stainless.”
From Time
A people that had been raised under Mao to be a “rustless screw in the revolutionary machine” had the chance, in the course of one generation, to achieve rags-to-riches wealth.
From Seattle Times
In 1913 Sheffield metallurgist Harry Brearley was attempting to find a solution when he discovered that adding chromium to molten iron produced a 'rustless' metal.
From The Guardian
This will make it even harder for car designers to persuade those driving electrically to trade in their rustless, tough-as-old-boots vehicles for a new model.
From Economist
The sights of his rifle showed clean as the rustless barrel rested on a log.
From Project Gutenberg
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