a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
Also called: weatherstripping
weather strip in American English
noun
a narrow strip of metal, wood, rubber, or the like placed between a door or window sash and its frame to exclude rain, wind, etc
Word origin
[1840–50, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flan, organizer, sensationalism, set piece, warmup
weather-strip in American English
(ˈweðərˌstrɪp)
transitive verbWord forms: -stripped, -stripping
to apply weather stripping to (something)
Word origin
[1890–95, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: historicism, honky-tonk, neoclassicism, pogey, takedown
Examples of 'weather strip' in a sentence
weather strip
Conventional doors with weather stripping won't do the trick.