noun
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any material used as an outer layer, as on a ship's hull
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boarding, etc, used to cover the wall studding or roof joists of a timber frame
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Example Sentences
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Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
A graduate of music videos, Saxon — like the Gondrys and Jonzes before him — excels at sheathing his yarn in idiosyncratic humor, atmosphere and technique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Without proper ventilation, heat and moisture can cause sheathing and rafting to rot, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
Nicholson & Galloway, an exterior restoration contractor experienced with historical domes, repaired cracks in tiles, patched concrete, then layered on new protective materials: a hand-troweled vapor barrier, spray foam insulation, stainless-steel framing, plywood sheathing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
When they came upon the iron bars and the distinctive copper sheathing that was also mentioned in the documents they had studied, they knew they had found the São José.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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