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(roofing) A moderate deformation or buckling of sheet material, particularly common with flat sheet metal surfaces..
Use oil-canning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oil-canning means (roofing) A moderate deformation or buckling of sheet material, particularly common with flat sheet metal surfaces..
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