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rolling mill

noun

  1. a mill where ingots, slabs, sheets, etc., of usually hot metal are passed between rolls to give them a certain thickness or cross-sectional form.
  2. a machine or set of rollers for rolling out or shaping metal.


rolling mill

noun

  1. a mill or factory where ingots of heated metal are passed between rollers to produce sheets or bars of a required cross section and form
  2. a machine having rollers that may be shaped to reduce ingots, etc, to a required cross section and form
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rolling mill1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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Example Sentences

It contained a coking plant, a lime shop, a blast furnace, a converter shop and a powerful rolling mill.

The expansion plan includes a second cold rolling mill, a third galvanizing mill, and several finishing lines.

From Reuters

The aluminum producer is selling its rolling mill business to Kaiser Aluminum Corporation for about $670 million.

The aluminum producer is selling its rolling mill business to Kaiser Aluminum Corporation for about $670 million.

The grand plan, though, is still in place; and Foster is confident the aluminum rolling mill will be built in northeastern Kentucky.

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