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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin sheet of steel coated with tin to prevent rusting; used to make cans, roofing, etc.
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nouna thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
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Translations
Catalan llauna
- llaunatin-coated sheet steel
Finnish läkkipelti, läkki
- läkkipeltitin-coated sheet steel
- läkkitin-coated sheet steel
Hungarian fehérbádog
- fehérbádogtin-coated sheet steel
Japanese ブリキ, 錻力
- ブリキtin-coated sheet steel
- 錻力tin-coated sheet steel
- 鉄葉 (buriki)tin-coated sheet steel
Swedish bleck, bleckplåt
- blecktin-coated sheet steel
- bleckplåttin-coated sheet steel
Turkish teneke
- teneketin-coated sheet steel
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APA
tin plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20plate
MLA
“tin plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20plate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tin plate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tin%20plate.
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