sheet metal

noun

Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil and thinner than plate.

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Meanings

nounsheet metal (countable and uncountable, plural sheet metals)

plural sheet metals · alternative sheet-metal

  1. countableuncountableMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil and thinner than plate.

    Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a sheet metal worker and father of three, was deported last month after the Trump administration admitted to an “administrative error.”

    2025 April 8, Hanna Park, “A timeline of the legal battle over the mistaken deportation of a Maryland father to El Salvador”, in CNN

Origin

From sheet + metal.

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Translations

Afrikaans blik
  • blikMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Bulgarian ламарина, тенекия
  • ламарина (lamarina)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
  • тенекия (tenekija)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Catalan xapa
  • xapaMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Chinese Mandarin 板金
  • 板金 (bǎnjīn)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Czech plech
  • plechMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Danish blik
  • blikMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Dutch blik
  • blikMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Esperanto lado
  • ladoMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Estonian plekk
  • plekkMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Finnish pelti, ohutlevy
  • peltiMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
  • ohutlevyMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
French tôle
  • tôleMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
German Blech
  • BlechMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Greek λαμαρίνα
  • λαμαρίνα (lamarína)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Hebrew פָּח
  • פָּח (paẖ)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Hindi धातु चद्दर
  • धातु चद्दर (dhātu caddar)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Hungarian bádog
  • bádogMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Italian lamiera
  • lamieraMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Japanese 板金, 板金
  • 板金 (itagane)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
  • 板金 (bankin)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Korean 판금
  • 판금 (pan'geum)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Latvian skārds
  • skārdsMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Lithuanian skarda
  • skardaMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Māori piharoa
  • piharoaMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Norwegian Bokmål blikk
  • blikkMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Polish blacha
  • blachaMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Portuguese chapa de metal
  • chapa de metalMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Romanian tablă
  • tablăMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Russian листово́й мета́лл
  • листово́й мета́лл (listovój metáll)Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Slovak plech
  • plechMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Spanish hojalata
  • hojalataMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Swedish plåt
  • plåtMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Turkish sac
  • sacMetal worked into a thin, flat sheet
Cite this entry
APA

sheet metal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20metal

MLA

“sheet metal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20metal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheet metal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheet%20metal.

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