Definition of CLADDING

cladding

Meanings

Plural: claddings

Noun

  • a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
  • Clothing; clothes.
  • Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
  • A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building.

Verb

  • present participle and gerund of clad

Origin / Etymology

From clad + -ing. Compare clothing, ultimately from the same source.

Synonyms

facing, siding

Scrabble Score: 13

cladding is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cladding is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cladding is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

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