cladding
Americannoun
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the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
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metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.
noun
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the process of protecting one metal by bonding a second metal to its surface
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the protective coating so bonded to metal
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the material used for the outside facing of a building, etc
Other Word Forms
- undercladding noun
Etymology
Origin of cladding
Example Sentences
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When AFP visited on Friday, Yayang church was completely covered in blue cladding, but reporters could clearly make out the silhouette of the main dome -- now missing its cross.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
The diggers, up to 62-feet high, are miniature factories that can munch their way through the toughest of rocks while laying pipes, cables and cladding as they go.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
The attack caused a fire in the outer cladding of the steel structure.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Completed in 1984, the hangar-like space blended industrial materials — metal cladding, stucco, exposed structure and utilitarian forms — with folded, sculptural masses and cheeky artistic moments.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
The cladding of frost on thorny branches was thawing and fat drops drip-drip-dripping.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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