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double glazing

American

noun

Building Trades.

glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.

double glazing British

noun

two panes of glass in a window, fitted to reduce the transmission of heat, sound, etc
the fitting of glass in such a manner

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Ms Christie said she was baffled how the "jumpy castle" got the go ahead when her mother had to go to three different appeal panels just to get double glazing installed.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

And you will keep more of the heat in if your home is well-insulated and has double glazing.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

"I need new double glazing, got a constant draft in the house, and we have got mould and stuff like that. It's not great," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

The existing panes, rather than being ditched, were each taken out, and the gap in the double glazing was filled with an insulating gas—a mixture of argon and krypton.

From Scientific American • Dec. 22, 2022

Steel windows from the 1950s have been replaced by double glazing.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

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