rolling mill

noun

: an establishment where metal is rolled into plates and bars

Examples of rolling mill in a Sentence

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An attempt by startup company Braidy Industries Inc. to build a $1.7 billion rolling mill in Ashland, Ky., a few years ago foundered because of a lack of investors. Bob Tita, WSJ, 11 May 2022 At that point, the company planned to build a huge aluminum rolling mill and open it in 2020. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2022 Renovation is underway on Good Dog, in a former steel rolling mill at 2308 First Ave. al, 22 Feb. 2022 Kentucky lawmakers are putting more pressure on the company formerly known as Braidy Industries to finally deliver on its five-year-old promise to build an aluminum rolling mill near Ashland in Eastern Kentucky. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2022 Back when the state greenlit that investment in 2017, Braidy Industries — now known as Unity Aluminum — planned to build a massive aluminum rolling mill near Ashland and open it in 2020. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2021 Legislators gave $15 million to the then-unnamed company’s aluminum rolling mill project near Ashland in 2017, which has since stalled. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2021 Now the shop includes a microscope, a laser welder for delicate repairs, a rolling mill for making rings, two stone-setting benches and a graver max for engraving and stone setting. Cindy Watts, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Braidy Industries wants to build an aluminum rolling mill in eastern Kentucky, but has hit some snags along the way. Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rolling mill was in 1697

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“Rolling mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling%20mill. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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