squaring shear

noun

A machine, often operated by foot pedal or hydraulics, used to cut sheet metal in a straight line to create 90-degree angles and trim edges to create perpendicular corners.

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Meanings

nounsquaring shear (plural squaring shears)

plural squaring shears

  1. A machine, often operated by foot pedal or hydraulics, used to cut sheet metal in a straight line to create 90-degree angles and trim edges to create perpendicular corners.
  2. The shear or blade on a squaring shear machine.

Origin

From squaring + shear.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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