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TINPLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tinplate mean?
• TINPLATE (noun)
The noun TINPLATE has 1 sense:
1. a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
Familiarity information: TINPLATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tin plate; tinplate
Hypernyms ("tinplate" is a kind of...):
sheet metal (sheet of metal formed into a thin plate)
Meronyms (substance of "tinplate"):
tin (a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking)
Holonyms ("tinplate" is a substance of...):
tinware (articles of commerce made of tin plate)
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