| tin plate n. Thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin to prevent rusting, used especially to make cans and pots. |
tin plate
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion
vb tin-plate
(Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) to coat (a metal or object) with a layer of tin, usually either by electroplating or by dipping in a bath of molten tin
tin-plater n
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| Noun | 1. |  tin plate - a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tinssheet metal - sheet of metal formed into a thin plate tin - a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking tinware - articles of commerce made of tin plate |
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