单词 | weatherize |
释义 | weatherizev. U.S. transitive. To make weatherproof; spec. to render (a building) impervious to the effects of weather, by insulation, double-glazing, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [verb (transitive)] > make weatherproof weatherize1980 1946 Woman's Home Compan. Mar. 117/3 (advt.) Weather-Bird Shoes for boys and girls are weatherized. 1977 Time 4 Apr. 52/2 Plants and office buildings will have to be weatherized to prevent energy loss. 1980 New Age (U.S.) Oct. 38/1 In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, people were so scared of freezing last winter that they dreamed up a program of door-to-door citizen action which was supposed to weatherize half their houses in five weeks. Derivatives ˌweatheriˈzation n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > exposure to weather > ability to withstand > quality of being weatherproof or resistant > rendering weatherproof weatherizing1976 weatherization1983 1983 Hyde Park (Chicago) Herald 6 July 21 The city's weatherization program makes it worthwhile. ˈweatherized adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > weatherproof or resistant weather-resistant1648 weather-resisting1648 weather-fast1910 weatherized1946 weatherproofed1963 weatherable1972 1946 Collier's 9 Nov. 92 (advt.) A brand-new portable [radio] with new weatherized case. ˈweatherizing n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > exposure to weather > ability to withstand > quality of being weatherproof or resistant > rendering weatherproof weatherizing1976 weatherization1983 1976 Laurel (Montana) Outlook 9 June 3/2 A project which could provide insulation and other weatherization materials... A coordinator for the Weatherizing program. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1946 |
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