corrugated

adjective

cor·​ru·​gat·​ed ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgā-təd How to pronounce corrugated (audio)
ˈkär-
: having corrugations
corrugated paper
also : made of corrugated material (such as cardboard)
corrugated boxes

Examples of corrugated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Makeshift services have popped up in the camp — a barber shop, churches, a school — making for a corrugated metal world that some people scarcely ever leave. Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023 Ocean Canda’s tall, boxy structure, framed with exposed logs and a corrugated tin roof, feels more beachfront shack than ritzy club. John Eligon, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023 To a significant extent, the plant openings represent the widespread belief that demand for corrugated packaging will continue to swell, even as major retailers test out reduction and right-sizing initiatives. Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022 To my child’s mind, these yards seemed always hidden, like this one, behind thorn-like trees and corrugated-iron fences or cinder-block walls. Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for corrugated 

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Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corrugated was in 1590

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“Corrugated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corrugated. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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