weatherize
[ weth-uh-rahyz ]
verb (used with object),weath·er·ized, weath·er·iz·ing.
to make (a house or other building) secure against cold or stormy weather, as by adding insulation, siding, and storm windows.
Origin of weatherize
1- Also especially British, weath·er·ise .
Other words from weatherize
- weath·er·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby weatherize
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How to use weatherize in a sentence
Additional rules were put in place requiring utilities to weatherize for potential future winter weather.
Texas’s grid may still be unprepared for the next big winter storm | Angely Mercado | January 18, 2022 | Popular-ScienceWe need to weatherize power plants to keep them operating safely under both scorching and freezing conditions.
How to keep the power on during hurricanes and heat waves and fires and … | James Temple | August 31, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFor cold weather, preparedness means spending the money to weatherize homes so people can stay warm.
As the Texas power crisis shows, our infrastructure is vulnerable to extreme weather | Amy Nordrum | March 6, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewTo reach that goal, the US would have to rebuild much of its utility infrastructure, invest in new engineering, weatherize homes and offices, and add charging stations along every highway.
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