sheet metal

noun

1. metal in sheets or thin plates.

sheet metal

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• sheet-metal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheet metal¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Representatives from the local branch of the sheet metal workers union carried a carefully crafted, welded brown California bear in the back of their truck.

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To give it a more streamlined look, they removed the corrugated sheet metal roof and added 2-by-8 foot wood members across the beams, painting both the wood and steel black.

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When he was 17, Iommi was working in a sheet metal factory when he lost the tips of his two middle fingers in an industrial accident.

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Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Abrego Garcia on March 12 as the sheet metal union apprentice returned home from a shift at a construction site.

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