sheet glass

noun

1. glass in sheet form produced by drawing or by the cylinder glass process.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheet glass¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

It’s ridiculous hubris even being in the room: no less absurd than thinking I could scale sheet glass because I’ve seen Spider-Man.

From The Guardian

One beautiful morning with the sun reflected in the sheet glass facade of the Royal London, Fazia, one of the nurses in charge, raises an eyebrow and tells us to "get ready".

From BBC

Long-term solutions include using novel bird-safe sheet glass in the construction of new buildings.

From Salon

Blenko eventually expanded from producing sheet glass and stained glass to tableware.

From Washington Times

A man has been crushed by more than a tonne of sheet glass at a building site in Milton Keynes.

From BBC