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corrugate Definition

cor·ru·gate (kôr′ə gāt′, kär′-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

to shape or contract into parallel grooves and ridges; make wrinkles in; furrow

Etymology: < L corrugatus, pp. of corrugare, to wrinkle < com-, intens. + rugare, to wrinkle

corrugate Usage Examples

Object

  • sheeting: Some time ago corrugated steel sheeting had to be erected round much of the church to prevent injury from falling masonry.
  • cardboard: You could cut a small square of corrugated cardboard or foam to do the same job.
  • iron: He awoke behind his blanket of corrugated iron to the sound of German voices.
  • roofing: Numbers have not grown as fast in Clifton as elsewhere as they seem to prefer gently sloping corrugated industrial roofing to chimney pots.
  • shack: All the family members were living together in a corrugated iron shack with a sandy floor.
  • roof: Pieces of asbestos from the old corrugated roof were found among the ashes.