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单词 weather strip
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weather strip


noun

a narrow strip of metal, wood, rubber, or the like placed between a door or window sash and its frame to exclude rain, wind, etc.

Origin of weather strip

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby weather strip

weather-resistant, weather satellite, weather ship, weather signal, weather station, weather strip, weather stripping, weather the storm, weather tide, weathertight, weather vane

Definition for weather strip (2 of 2)

weather-strip
[ weth-er-strip ]
/ ˈwɛð ərˌstrɪp /

verb (used with object), weath·er-stripped, weath·er-strip·ping.

to apply weather stripping to (something).

Origin of weather-strip

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Example sentences from the Web for weather strip

  • If you have too many windows on the "cold side" of a house, give them double sashes (not double panes), and "weather-strip" them.

    Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for weather strip

weather strip

noun

a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rainAlso called: weatherstripping
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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