aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence

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Bake at 350°F until set and lightly browned on top, loosely tenting with aluminum foil halfway through cooking, 35 to 40 minutes. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 May 2025 Shielding for such a battery is as easy as a thin piece of aluminum foil. Joe Salas, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025 Atlas plans to cover how Kaiser Permanente founder Henry Kaiser started his shipbuilding business and cement plant then went on to operate the only plant in the western U.S. that could make aluminum foil. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025 My first attempt to microwave chicken (wrapped in aluminum foil) nearly burned down my school. Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aluminum foil

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aluminum foil was in 1858

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“Aluminum foil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aluminum%20foil. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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