insulate
verb (used with object)
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
uninsulated
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a word derived from
insulate.
Example Sentences
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When high winds on Maui brought down power poles, the electrical wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact with the dry grass below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Its program to eliminate uninsulated wire in fire zones has covered more than 1,200 miles of line so far.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
At the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, there are approximately 76,000 containers of ethanol specimens, mostly stored in a World War-II-era Quonset hut, which is made from corrugated steel and is uninsulated.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
I moved myself and my paints into what until then had been an uninsulated pool house.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
I'm certain someone just cut out a square in the uninsulated stucco-on-plywood wall.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
