leaded
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of windows) composed of small panes of glass held in place by thin grooved strips of lead
leaded lights
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(of petrol) containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion
Etymology
Origin of leaded
Example Sentences
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Since the 1990s, the state has implemented a law that assesses fees against producers of lead paint and leaded gas to help treat lead poisoning in children, known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
"A lot of piston aircraft can't use leaded fuel in the future so they're looking for alternatives and ways we can decarbonise the lower end of aviation," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025
From this data, they estimated lead's assault on mental health and personality by calculating "mental illness points" gained from leaded gas exposure as a proxy for its harmful impact on public health.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
The challenged California law bans the possession, manufacture, importation or sale of “any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
The more junior typesetters leaded and shimmed the classifieds and personals and all the other advertisements that filled the inside pages.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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