metal tray

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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tray
noun[C]
uk
/treɪ/us
/treɪ/
a flat object, usually with raised edges, used for carrying food ...
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(Definition ofmetalandtrayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmetal tray

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Both the target and the net were placed on a corrugatedmetaltraycovered with polybutene.
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Five potted rice hills were placed in each cage and arranged in ametaltrayfilled with water to exclude predaceous ants.
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It consists of a lower and uppermetaltray, and an internal metal cased explosive block.
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The drop weight is made up of ametaltrayand a number of lead bricks.
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It also features a largemetaltray, which is able to hold three trays of letter mail, mounted where a passenger seat would normally be.
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The wheel brings the pin to the top and drops it into ametaltray, called a turnaround pan.
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There is ametaltraybelow the safe to catch excess water from the hessian.
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Boiler operation was fully electro-mechanically automated: the bottom of the boiler housed ametaltraywith a row of quartz rods.
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Faeces were collected in galvanised metal trays and disposed of and the trays cleaned every morning.
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Seven-day-old seedlings were transplanted into 10 cm diameter clay pots, at four seedlings per pot, and placed in metal trays outside the glasshouse.
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A second visit two weeks later revealed three metal trays, a chopping block and a table outside the shop.
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Each batch was put in a 1-mm tubular wire mesh before immersion in liquid treatments or spread on metal trays before placement in the oven.
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The likely cause was cross-contamination from chicken which was defrosted in metal trays normally used for salads.
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The noise is backed up by such other "restful" noises as the dropping of metal trays on concrete floors and the whistling and singing of the workers employed there.
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Most of the advertising was printed on metal trays and signs.
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Zhostovo painting is a handicraft of painting on metal trays, preliminary coated with a few layers of priming (putty) and oil varnish (usually, black).
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He had also begun using cheap guitar transducers and a table full of additional wired objects (pans, metal trays, small tambours and egg-slicers).
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Once the lifting arms are in the fully retracted position the centre wheels are on top of the metal trays and the axles disengage from the cups.
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