Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling mill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: rolling mill
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine or group of machines for rolling metal (especially steel) into semifinished or finished shapes, such as beams, plate, or sheet; the entire associated plant (e.g., machinery, buildings, railyards).

noun

A roller mill (for grain).

Example Sentences

"Besides the usual run of machines, planers, millers, automatics, centre lathes, cranes, etc., there were several power stations, the rolling mills for strip material and for 60 ft. rails, and all the steel furnaces with their complicated systems of flues. If variety is the spice of life, then there was plenty here."

Inflected Forms

rolling mills (plural)

Phrases

cold roll cold rolling hot roll hot rolling steel mill rolled oats

Frequently Paired Words

cold roll cold rolling hot roll hot rolling rolls steel mill rolled oats

Questions

What does rolling mill mean?: A machine or group of machines for rolling metal (especially steel) into semifinished or finished shapes, such as beams, plate, or sheet; the entire associated plant (e.g., machinery, buildings, railyards).

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