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slabbing mill

slabbing mill

9.5
A machine that rolls large steel blocks into thick flat pieces
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : molino de laminado
  • The slabbing mill processes raw ingots into thick steel slabs for further rolling.

Examples

  • Workers monitored the slabbing mill to ensure the slabs met quality standards.

  • Upgrades to the slabbing mill have increased efficiency and reduced production costs.

  • The slabbing mill produces high-quality steel slabs.

  • Many slabbing mills are located in the industrial district.

  • The slabbing mill processes raw ingots into thick steel slabs for further rolling.

  • Upgrades to the slabbing mill have increased efficiency and reduced production costs.

  • Workers monitored the slabbing mill to ensure the slabs met quality standards.

Synonyms

rolling mill
vsslabbing mill
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A machine that presses hot metal between heavy rollers to make sheets or bars

is specialized to make thick flat pieces from ingots or blooms

Surface Forms

slabbing mill singular
slabbing mills plural

Morphology

slab + mill

The phrase literally denotes a mill that produces slabs: a learner who knows 'slab' (a large flat piece of material) and 'mill' (a facility that processes materials) can derive the meaning. This is a straightforward product/process + mill compound following common English composition patterns, so the meaning is immediately recoverable.

Etymology

The noun slabbing mill comes from the simple image of a factory machine that makes slabs of metal: the mill rolls or presses hot blocks of metal into wide, thick 'slabs'. That's why a slabbing mill means the mill used to make those metal 'slabs' for later rolling or shaping.