Definition of "tin-plate" []

• To coat with tin, either by dipping or electroplating. (verb-transitive)

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• "In 1897, a report to the Royal Commission on River Pollution detailed the gross industrial contamination of the Tawe River in Wales, noting that it was polluted by "alkali works, copper works, sulfuric acid liquid, sulfate of iron from tin-plate works, and by slag, cinders and small coal" [2]."
• "Wales and Pennsylvania have links dating back to the 19th century when many highly skilled workers from Wales in the farming, slate, steel, coal and later the tin-plate industries went to Pennsylvania seeking higher wages and a better quality of life."
• "Captain Nemo showed me a tin-plate box, stamped with the French arms, and corroded by the salt water."