sheet metal
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3.4
- noun
- /ʃiːt ˈmɛtəl/
- Specialized
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chapas metálicas
- The builder used sheet metal to create a strong, durable roof for the warehouse.
- bent sheet metal
- sheet metal products
So we got some steel, we got some Dom and some sheet metal and let's see if we can't make it what Richard wants.
- So we got some steel, we got some Dom and some sheet metal and let's see if we can't make it what Richard wants.
- It's it's this thing it's a sheet metal folder now this one's from the shop.
Examples
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Group Alpha will do sheet metal fabrication.
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Using bent sheet metal for a product enclosure usually makes it appear boxy and industrial.
Academic text (2010) -
But it's had sheet metal work throughout inside and out.
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All the walls have sheet metal on it, right?
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A customer sees it, and good sheet metal looks better than bad.
Academic text (2011) -
The next morning found the sheet metal worker back with the company for which she had last worked.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the car business, fresh sheet metal is key to keep those sales growing, and investors are getting jittery about that.
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The gasifier is the large tower in the background, surrounded by white sheet metal at the top.
Academic text (2002) -
The actual production starts when sheet metal from the standard sheet stack is fed into the laser cutter.
Academic text (2011) -
A downpour veers to the west, flapping the sheet-metal roof of Jimbo's Bakery.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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5.1
A metal sheet made into wavy ridges used for roofs and walls
A thin flat metal made by rolling or hammering used for roofs and building parts
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sheet' (a thin, flat layer) with 'metal' (the material), yielding metal formed into thin flat pieces. This noun–noun compounding is a productive, cross-linguistically common pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Sheet metal comes from the simple image of metal made into thin, flat sheets, like sheets of paper but hard. So it means 'metal formed into thin, flat pieces' used for building and making things.