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plasteel

plasteel noun: a fictional durable substance.

Noun

plasteel (uncountable)

  1. A fictional durable substance.
    • Grunting, he heaved to his feet and looked out the lucilite port at the surface of Saturn. Cold and rugged it was, lashed by furious gales that tore with futile fury at the plasteel dome which Elmer Dunk called home.1942 March, Gord Peck, “He Was Poor...But He Was Honest”, in Censored, volume 1, number 3, St. Andrew's College, Aurora, page 7
    • The passage, two paces deep, opened through a heavy door into a square office lighted by golden glowglobes. Jessica passed her hand across the door as she entered, was startled to identify plasteel.1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “(please specify the page)”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC
  2. (materials) A composite of fiberglass and steel patented by automobile manufacturer Gurgel.

Origin of plasteel

Blend of plastic + steel.

Questions about plasteel

What does plasteel mean?
Plasteel means a fictional durable substance.
What part of speech is plasteel?
Plasteel is a noun.

Words near plasteel in the dictionary

  1. Plass
  2. Plasse
  3. Plasses
  4. Plassey
  5. plasson
  6. plasteel
  7. plasteline
  8. plastelines
  9. plaster
  10. plaster cast
  11. plaster casts

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