Look up: tin-plate

1. tin plate
   [n] - thin sheet metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting
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2. tin plate
   noun thin sheet metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans and pots
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3. Tin Plate
   Tin plate is London Cockney rhyming slang for a friend (mate).
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4. Tin Plate
   Tin plate is London Cockney rhyming slang for a friend (mate).
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5. Tin-Plate
   Tin-plate is a sheet of wrought iron or mild steel that has received a thin coating of two or three percent of tin by immersion in the molten metal to protect it from rust. Tin-plate is used in cans for food and drink. Tin-plate was first manufactured in great Britain around 1670 having been invented in Bohemia early in the 16th century.
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6. tinplate
   tinplate is a flat product less than 0.50 mm thick, of non-alloy mild steel, coated with tin on both surfaces, either by dipping in molten tin : hot dipped tinplate: or by electrolysis : electrolytic tinplate Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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7. tinplate
   thin steel sheet with a coating of tin applied either by dipping in molten metal or by electrolytic deposition; almost all tinplate is now produced ... [2 related articles]
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8. tinplate
   Milled steel coated with tin, the metal used for most `tin` cans. The steel provides the strength, and the tin provides the corrosion resistance, ensuring that the food inside is not contaminated. Tinplate may be made by electroplating or by dipping in a bath of molten tin
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9. Tinplate
   Thin steel sheet coated with a minute amount of tin. Used to make tin cans.
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