steel plate

collocation in English

meaningsofsteelandplate

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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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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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(Definition ofsteelandplatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The drivers had to stop the car before it collides with thesteelplate.
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In the first five months of 1953, crude steel output was 7·35 million tons andsteelplateoutput 1·02 million tons.
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In shipyards there are off-cuts ofsteelplate.
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The corresponding tonnages for the first five months of 1952 were 6·77 million tons of crude steel and 920,000 tons ofsteelplate.
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Supplies ofsteelplatenow seemed to be equal to current demands.
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He also said—of all the astonishing things—that denationalisation was responsible for the shortage ofsteelplate.
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Nevertheless, there is still likely to be a marginal shortage ofsteelplatefor some time to come.
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In addition, there is the possibility of importing moresteelplatefrom abroad.
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I made a full statement the other day about the arrangements for the distribution ofsteelplate.
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The body referred to is concerned withsteelplateonly.
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The present shortage ofsteelplateaffects all these figures.
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Not a plate one eats from, but asteelplate.
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It is having to go fairly easily because of the shortage of the allocation ofsteelplate.
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There is no doubt that the situation is easier, although there is not yet enoughsteelplatefor the full capacity of the yards.
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Steps have been taken to curtail the export ofsteelplatein the interests of the shipbuilding and ship-repairing and other industries.
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