corrugate

cor·ru·gate | \ ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt

How to pronounce corrugate (audio)

, ˈkär-\

corrugated; corrugating

Definition of corrugate

transitive verb

: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : furrow

intransitive verb

: to become corrugated

Examples of corrugate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some works contain unusual textures and impressions from charred wood, corrugated cardboard or burlap. — Richard Chang, Daily Pilot, "Rufino Tamayo exhibition pushes the boundaries of print at the Bowers Museum," 10 Oct. 2019 Class had only just begun at Precious Talent Top School in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, when the building, made of corrugated metal and wood, crumbled around 7:30 a.m., the Associated Press reports. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "At Least 7 Children Killed, 64 Injured After School Collapses in Kenya," 23 Sep. 2019 Also, some of the seawalls are made of vertical corrugated steel, which is inadequate, officials said. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, "New federal map shows increased danger of flooding in Del Mar," 14 July 2019 In Charleston's downtown, stores and restaurants were boarded up with wood and corrugated metal and about 830,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders on the South Carolina coast. — Anchorage Daily News, "Dorian, back to a Category 3 hurricane, creeps up US coast," 5 Sep. 2019 Along King Street in historic Charleston, South Carolina, dozens of shops and restaurants typically bustling with tourists were boarded up, plywood and corrugated metal over windows and doors, as the flood-prone downtown area braced for high water. — Marko Álvarez, Washington Post, "Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas," 5 Sep. 2019 Along King Street in historic Charleston, South Carolina, dozens of shops and restaurants typically bustling with tourists were boarded up, plywood and corrugated metal over windows and doors, as the flood-prone downtown area braced for high water. — Marko Álvarez, Time, "The Death Toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Devastated Bahamas Climbs to 20," 5 Sep. 2019 These people would be piled into corrugated-metal hangars, which were partitioned into tiny rooms with ineffectual giant fans. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "Behrouz Boochani Is One of Australia’s Most Celebrated Writers, But He Can’t Step Onshore," 11 Sep. 2019 Stores and restaurants were boarded up with wood and corrugated metal in Charleston’s historic downtown, and about 830,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders on the South Carolina coast. — Washington Post, "Dorian creeps up US coast; near-record storm surge feared," 6 Sep. 2019

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13 Nov 2019

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The first known use of corrugate was in 1620

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