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
When the timbered framework and lead sheathing nears completion, at the end of this year, the statues will be put back.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Steven Kirk, above, and Roberto Martinez installed wooden sheathing outside New Moon Natural Foods to prevent further snow damage in Tahoe City.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
Air infiltration can vary wildly, but modern construction methods, where a tape is applied over the seams of the exterior sheathing as well as around all windows and doors, keeps it to a minimum.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
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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