sheet metal

American

noun

metal in sheets or thin plates.

sheet metal British

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

sheet-metal adjective

Etymology

Origin of sheet metal

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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A sheet metal worker before joining the band full-time, Oakes played his final gig with Showaddywaddy in 2008.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

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.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Then he takes the battery, two rectangles of sheet metal, some penny nails, and the instrument hammer from his box.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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