weather stripping
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- noun
- /ˈwɛðər ˈstrɪpɪŋ/
- Specialized
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burlete
- It whistled from the inrushing air just before sealing on its weather stripping.
- weather stripping around doors
- foam weather stripping
- adding weather stripping
Examples
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Once the two pieces of weather stripping have been sealed together, attach them to your main film canister bucket.
Blog text (22) -
For instance, you can write about how weather stripping can save up to 15% on your heating and cooling costs.
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You know, Sikes, you look more like the kind of guy who should be, um... uh... helping someone pick out good weather stripping.
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This is fairly simple to do yourself, and you can write a short how-to blog about weather stripping.
Blog text (8) -
Beth fixes the weather stripping on one of the storms:
Blog text (33) -
He can feel the draft from the kitchen door, where he'd meant to replace the weather stripping.
Fiction book (1990) -
Adding weather stripping around the door can help keep the cold air out during winter.
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To improve energy efficiency, homeowners often install weather stripping along the edges of their windows.
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The contractor suggested using weather stripping to prevent water leaks and reduce drafts in the house.
Synonyms
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A narrow strip of material fitted around doors or windows to stop air, water, and dust coming in
A narrow strip along a door or window edge to keep cold air and water out
A thin strip on doors or windows that stops cold air and water entering
How Weatherproof
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is partially predictable: 'weather' clearly signals a relation to atmospheric conditions and 'stripping' evokes a strip of material, so learners can plausibly infer it is some material used because of weather. However, the provided constituent gloss for 'strip' is a verb meaning 'to remove', which can mislead B1 learners, and the precise function (a sealing strip that blocks air/water) is a specialized, somewhat constructional meaning not fully derivable without exposure.
Etymology
Weather stripping comes from the simple image of thin pieces of material called stripping placed around a door or window to stop the weather from coming in. So, weather stripping means those narrow pieces used 'to keep the weather out'.