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fibreglass

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fibreglass
Noun
1. material consisting of matted fine glass fibres, used as insulation
2. a light strong material made by bonding fibreglass with a synthetic resin, used for boats and car bodies
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fibreglassfibreglass - a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
covering material - a material used by builders to cover surfaces
Translations
fibreglass, fiberglass (US) [ˈfaɪbəglɑːs] nfibra de vidrio
fibreglass, Fiberglass® (US) [ˈfaɪbəglɑːs] fibre nfibre f de verre
fibreglass (US) fiberglass [ˈfaɪbəglɑːs] fibre nFiberglas nt


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The makers of a successful portable mining toilet expect to roll out a slew of new fibreglass products and create more jobs once they move into an expanded shop this fall.
In Badajoz, on the site of a seventeenth-century bullring within a pentagonal rampart, Jose Selgas and Lucia Cano designed a Congress Centre as a cylindrical volume surrounded by a stack of fibreglass rings.
In the green patch outside the lobby, Kenyan artist Kioko's one-legged metal sculptures stood defiantly, one with an imitation bomb strapped to its chest (see photo above), and inside Gakunju Kaigwa's stunningly beautiful resin, fibreglass and steel sculpture of a cripple on crutches, entitled "Shattered but Not Broken", welcomed all delegates (see photo on page 57).
 
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