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LAGGING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lagging" is a kind of...):

insulant; insulation (insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity)

Derivation:

lag (cover with lagging to prevent heat loss)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb lag

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