sheet metal

noun

metal in sheets or thin plates.

Origin of sheet metal

First recorded in 1905–10

Related formssheet-metal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sheet metal

Historical Examples of sheet metal

Drill two holes for a bolt to pass through the sheet-metal ends.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2
Various
The sheet-metal to be gauged is inserted in the slot of the upright.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose
Pipes must be attached to sheet-metal with lock-nuts or riveted flanges.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use
F. H. Leeds
Sheet-metal joints must be double-seamed or riveted and thoroughly sweated with solder.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use
F. H. Leeds
It is designed as a guide to the production of sheet-metal parts at the minimum of cost with the maximum of output.
Aviation Engines
Victor Wilfred Pag

British Dictionary definitions for sheet metal

sheet metal

noun

metal in the form of a sheet, the thickness being intermediate between that of plate and that of foil

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