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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 lag2.]
lagging
Noun
insulating material wrapped around pipes, boilers, or tanks to prevent loss of heat
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
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lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n → revestimiento
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n → enveloppe isolante, calorifuge m
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n → Isoliermaterial nt
lagging [ˈlægɪŋ] n → rivestimento di materiale isolante
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They came slowly lagging into camp, with weary looks, and horses jaded and wayworn.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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