SHEET METAL

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Meaning:

Sheet of metal formed into a thin plate

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sheet metal" is a kind of...):

flat solid; sheet (a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sheet metal"):

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)