tin plate
noun
1.
thin iron or steel sheet coated with tin.
Also,
tinplate
.
Also called
tin
.
Origin
1670-80
tin-plate
[
tin
-pleyt]
/ˈtɪnˌpleɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
tin-plated,
tin-plating.
1.
to coat (iron or steel sheet) with tin.
Origin
1885-90
Related forms
tin-plater,
noun
Examples from the web for
tin plate
Arrange on a
tin plate
covered with cheesecloth, fold cheesecloth over fillets, and cook in steamer fifteen minutes.
Such
tin plate
over steel is used in the so-called tin can for preserving food.
Flat-rolled steel products coated with tin are known as
tin plate
.
British Dictionary definitions for
tin plate
tin plate
noun
1.
thin steel sheet coated with a layer of tin that protects the steel from corrosion
verb
2.
(
transitive
) to coat (a metal or object) with a layer of tin, usually either by electroplating or by dipping in a bath of molten tin
Derived Forms
tin-plater,
noun