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weathering steel

weathering steel noun: any of a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for a long period.

Noun

weathering steel (countable and uncountable, plural weathering steels)

  1. Any of a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for a long period.

Forms of weathering steel

pluralweathering steels

Questions about weathering steel

What does weathering steel mean?
Weathering steel means any of a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for a long period.
What part of speech is weathering steel?
Weathering steel is a noun.
What is the plural of weathering steel?
The plural of weathering steel is weathering steels.

Words near weathering steel in the dictionary

  1. Weatherholtzes
  2. weathering
  3. weathering a point
  4. weathering out
  5. weathering pan
  6. weathering steel
  7. weathering steels
  8. weathering the storm
  9. weatherings
  10. Weatherington
  11. Weatheringtons

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