sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

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Most of the sheet metal is carried over from 2024 and will remain instantly recognizable to anyone that has seen a RAM truck in the last 30 years. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Designed at first to satisfy homologation requirements for racing, the E30 M3 that debuted at the 1985 Frankfurt Motor Show before going on sale the following year shared little sheet metal with lesser 3ers. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024 Its exterior is finished in sheet metal, with spruce accenting, and it is topped by a metal roof. Adam Williams, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024 Trout, crawfish, and river flora all jumped together with car parts, sheet metal, mud and gravel. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet metal 

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet metal was in 1852

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“Sheet metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20metal. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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