sheet metal

noun

: metal in the form of a sheet

Examples of sheet metal in a Sentence

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To support the in-house bus repairs, officials say the agency will be looking to a crew of machinists, sheet metal workers, painters and an engineer. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 The exterior forms the shape of a face, featuring eyes and an open mouth with spiky teeth, which were made using flexible sheet metal, the poster told Newsweek. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 The side panels may use identical filters and sheet metal, but the right side has one less snap than the left. Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025 The team used sheet metal welding to achieve the most basic functional design for a bipedal robot. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet metal

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Oct. 2025.

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sheet metal

noun
: metal in the form of a sheet
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