solid steel

collocation in English

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solid
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ɪd/us
/ˈsɑː.lɪd/
hard or firm, keeping a ...
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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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(Definition ofsolidandsteelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That bothsolidsteelplates nevertheless give the impression that at any moment they will fall into one another creates a threatening feeling when one goes through the sculpture.
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Materials used include iron, cast iron,solidsteel, stainless steel, brass, and synthetic materials like polyvinyl.
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Her senses allow her to detect a hollow area under asolidsteelfloor by walking over it.
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The handle is asolidsteelthrough tang, with side scales.
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Using the bedrock toughness of its shell and its natural strength, it can easily topple mountains, and withstand an impact withsolidsteel.
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Engraved dies have a much higher tolerance and are machined out of asolidsteelbar normally made out of tool steel.
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After a skirmish with the guards, he is placed in a large room with cinder blocks for walls and asolidsteeldoor.
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Entry into the car was from the rear;solidsteelside rails (designed to protect passengers during a crash) prevented doors along the vehicles sides.
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In most modern vehicular applications the system is conceptually identical, except the rims would be replaced withsolidsteel(or sometimes exotic metal) disc.
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The originalsolidsteelribbon was replaced by a much more practical coated paper tape, but acetate soon replaced paper as the standard tape base.
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It can demolish buildings with one sweep of its tail or bite throughsolidsteel.
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Cast trucks are usually a gravity cast aluminum with asolidsteelaxle that is non-removable.
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It takes very high temperatures to ignite, but when alight, it can burn throughsolidsteel.
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Thesolidsteeltruss, originally built in 1948, collapsed upon itself, mostly landing in a parking lot to the north of the site.
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The strong, blacksolidsteelbridge has a history worth telling.
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The biggest radial arm drill presses are able to drill holes as large as four inches (101.6 millimeters) diameter insolidsteelor cast iron.
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More robust sensors for use in high risk environments may havesolidsteelhousing with a gas port of sintered metal granules.
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