sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

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Most of the homes in the refugee camp near Kyegegwa are one-room huts with sheet metal roofs. Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025 Everywhere, families had moved into makeshift shelters cobbled together from sheet metal and wood. Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 The other $250 million going to Parma Metal Center near Cleveland, Ohio, is to make sheet metal stampings and assemblies. Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 24 Nov. 2025 The report also states that operators inconsistently used the hand rollers to promote adhesion of the part to the door sheet metal during production. James Powel, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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