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sheet metal

DEFINITIONS OF: sheet metal

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n sheet of metal formed into a thin plate

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corrugated iron
usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows
flashing
sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
foil
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
tin plate, tinplate
a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
aluminium foil, aluminum foil, tin foil
foil made of aluminum
chaff
foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
gold foil
foil made of gold
tin foil, tinfoil
foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
Type of:
flat solid, sheet
a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
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