Meanings
nounZ section (plural Z sections)
plural Z sections
- A length of steel or aluminium with a Z-shaped cross-section.
The car body is a light steel shell fabricated by welding from top-hat, channel, and Z sections.
1958 April 29, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 276Synonyms: zed section, zee section
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA length of steel or aluminium with a Z-shaped cross-section.
Similar
zed sectionzee section
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Z section. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Z%20section
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