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lagging

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lag·ging  (lgng)
n.
1. Insulation used to prevent heat diffusion, as from a steam pipe.
2. A wooden frame built especially to support the sides of an arch until the keystone is positioned.

[From lag.]

lagging [ˈlægɪŋ]
n
1. insulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers, etc., or laid in a roof loft, to prevent loss of heat
2. the act or process of applying lagging
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a wooden frame used to support an arch during construction
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lagging - used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
insulant, insulating material, insulation - a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
Translations
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] N (Tech) → revestimiento m calorífugo
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] nenveloppe isolante, calorifuge m
lagging
nIsolierschicht f; (= material)Isoliermaterial nt
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n (Tech) → rivestimento termo-isolante
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n (Tech) → rivestimento termo-isolante


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They came slowly lagging into camp, with weary looks, and horses jaded and wayworn.
Jim hastened his lagging steps at this assurance of a quick relief from the dark passage, and in a few moments more they had emerged from the mountain and found themselves face to face with a new and charming country.
My valet was all impatience to follow them; and was as fidgety about my dilatory movements as a diner out waiting hat in hand at the bottom of the stairs for some lagging companion.
 
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