sheet metal
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sheet metal
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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At the time of the collision, it was carrying 4,200 tons of rolled sheet metal and rebar, the authorities said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Blue-collar workers globally have reckoned with growing levels of automation, from mechanized arms welding sheet metal to mixing paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stilfold uses a blunt wheel to make creases in sheet metal.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Their doors opened and out came customers and contractors, who went into the store and returned with plywood and sheet metal and seasonal plants.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
In a gutter in downtown Manhattan, half-buried under a piece of sheet metal, a lost cell phone buzzed to life.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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