sheet metal

noun

metal in sheets or thin plates.

Words nearby sheet metal

sheet feeder, sheet film, sheet glass, sheet ice, sheet lightning, sheet metal, sheet music, sheet pile, sheet-fed, sheet-web weaver, sheetcase

Origin of sheet metal

First recorded in 1905–10

OTHER WORDS FROM sheet metal

sheet-metal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sheet metal

In the absence of a waste nut, an iron pipe can be easily fastened to sheet-metal work as shown in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
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
He left the forge-room and walked cautiously toward the sheet-metal press.
White Fire|Roy J. Snell
He told me that he was employed in a factory in Minsk as a sheet-metal worker.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

When sheet-metal is punched by the methods usually employed by boys, a bulge or bur is made on the underside around the hole.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

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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sheet metal

noun

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Origin of sheet metal

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British Dictionary definitions for sheet metal

noun