Meaning
sheet metal, wreckage
- Sheet metal or metal plate used in manufacturing and construction.
- In the plural, the mangled metal wreckage of a vehicle after a crash.
In a sentence
Il tetto del capannone è fatto di lamiera ondulata.
The shed roof is made of corrugated sheet metal.
I vigili del fuoco hanno estratto il guidatore dalle lamiere dell'auto.
Firefighters pulled the driver from the car's wreckage.
Questa lamiera d'acciaio è troppo spessa per essere tagliata a mano?
Is this steel plate too thick to be cut by hand?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lamiera | feminine · singular |
| lamiere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often heard in news reports about traffic accidents in the plural ('le lamiere contorte').