rolling mill

noun

: an establishment where metal is rolled into plates and bars

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The scene was a sea of orange safety jackets and hard hats, all standing in the building that the workers there call Highway One, on the other side of the rolling mill. Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025 Renovation is underway on Good Dog, in a former steel rolling mill at 2308 First Ave. al, 22 Feb. 2022 At that point, the company planned to build a huge aluminum rolling mill and open it in 2020. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2022 Now the shop includes a microscope, a laser welder for delicate repairs, a rolling mill for making rings, two stone-setting benches and a graver max for engraving and stone setting. Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rolling mill was in 1697

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“Rolling mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling%20mill. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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