tinfoil
noun
tin·foil
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Definition of tinfoil
: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
Examples of tinfoil in a Sentence
Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.
Recent Examples on the Web
In Brown’s case, appropriate headgear is a tinfoil helmet, equipped with a large radio antenna. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders’ Antonio Brown and NFL reach agreement on tinfoil helmet," 10 Aug. 2019 Inside, migrants lay on tinfoil-like blankets and some children watched television. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Pence tours crowded migrant detention facility in Texas," 12 July 2019 Earlier in his tour, Pence visited another detention facility with a series of large white tents where most of the detainees were lying on kindergarten-like mats with thin, tinfoil-like blankets. — Josh Dawsey, BostonGlobe.com, "At Texas detention facility, Pence sees hundreds of migrants crammed with no beds," 12 July 2019 Earlier in his tour, Pence visited another detention facility with a series of large white tents where most of the detainees were lying on kindergarten-like mats with thin, tinfoil-like blankets. — chicagotribune.com, "Vice President Pence’s tour of migrant center near border shows men crowded in sweltering cages," 12 July 2019 Another guy began roaming the halls in a tinfoil hat. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, "Workers Wanted to Watch Russia. Must Tolerate Isolation, Cold, Walruses," 12 July 2019 My mother had artfully fashioned a crown out of tinfoil and draped it with one of her necklaces to give it a bit of glitz. — Mary Grimm, The New Yorker, "Back Then," 17 June 2019 Even then, there comes the matter of trusting the regulator, but that seems preferable to burning down the last 20 years of tech and starting over with a tinfoil hat. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Tech Companies Shouldn't Make Us Trust Them, At All," 11 Jan. 2019 Put tinfoil hat base on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. — Julia Sherman, New York Times, "A Cookbook of Artists’ Creative Summer Desserts," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tinfoil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tinfoil
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tinfoil
: a thin sheet of shiny metal that is used especially for cooking or storing food
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tinfoil
noun
tin·foil
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Kids Definition of tinfoil
: a thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or an alloy of tin and lead