expanded metal

noun

1. sheet metal slotted and stretched to make a stiff network with openings of various patterns, used for lathing, wastebaskets, and various decorative and semistructural applications.

expanded metal

noun

1. an open mesh of metal produced by stamping out alternating slots in a metal sheet and stretching it into an open pattern. It is used for reinforcing brittle or friable materials and in fencing

Word History and Origins

Origin of expanded metal¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The tables are covered with cocoa matting and expanded metal.

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The cement-plaster exterior is handsomer and warmer than wood, and on expanded metal lath it is durable.

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The portion of wall in front of the ducts was bonded to that behind by bonds, mostly of expanded metal, passing between the ducts.

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The roof is composed of concrete slabs, reinforced with expanded metal laths and finished with cement and mortar.

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The roof may be supported on pillars between which expanded metal of large size may be placed.

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