2syllables
metals
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Definitions ofmetals
1noun
- (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
- A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
- Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
- A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
- The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
- The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
- (in the plural) The rails of a railway.
- (travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
Example: "We have American Airlines tickets, but it's on British Airways metal."
1verb
- To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.
1noun
- The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network
Example: "It was appropriate that 'King' number 6000 began the return to steam on British Rail metals in 1971."
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