weatherstrip

See also: weather strip

English

Etymology

weather +‎ strip

Noun

weatherstrip (plural weatherstrips)

(US) A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.

Synonyms

draughtproofing (British)

Translations

material used to prevent cold air from entering

Estonian: tihtimine, tihtimisriba
Finnish: tiivistenauha, tiiviste (fi)
French: coupe-brise f, coupe-froid f

Spanish: burlete (es) m
Swedish: fönsterremsa c (for windows)

Verb

weatherstrip (third-person singular simple present weatherstrips, present participle weatherstripping, simple past and past participle weatherstripped)

To apply such a strip.

Synonyms

draughtproof (British)

Translations

to apply such a strip

Finnish: tiivistää (fi)

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