tin-plated; tin-plating; tin-plates
: to plate or coat (something, such as a metal sheet) with tin
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Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The mill’s last working section that made tinplate was idled in May, affecting 600 union jobs.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
He's credited with helping to protect the fledgling tinplate industry in the late 19th century.
—Planet Money Staff, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Wool and imported tinplate, which was used for ceilings and cheap cookware, were particularly targeted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The latter are suspended from a bit of metalwork, often made of brass or tinplate, of the type known as tole.
—Curbed, 13 July 2022
But the tinplate was a problem.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2020
South Korea began with tinplate, plywood and textiles.
—The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Still, access to affordable tinplate is non-negotiable and remains a wild card.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The mill’s last working section that made tinplate was idled in May, affecting 600 union jobs.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
He's credited with helping to protect the fledgling tinplate industry in the late 19th century.
—Planet Money Staff, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Wool and imported tinplate, which was used for ceilings and cheap cookware, were particularly targeted.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The latter are suspended from a bit of metalwork, often made of brass or tinplate, of the type known as tole.
—Curbed, 13 July 2022
But the tinplate was a problem.
—Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2020
South Korea began with tinplate, plywood and textiles.
—The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019
Verb
These minerals likely came from the tin-plated can the powder was stored in and the equipment and water supply used during that time period.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Tinplate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinplate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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