weather strip

noun

a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold

• Syn: ↑weatherstrip, ↑weather stripping, ↑weatherstripping

• Hypernyms: ↑strip, ↑slip

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noun also weather stripping

: a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window and the sill, casing, or threshold so as to exclude rain, snow, and cold air

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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.

[1840-50, Amer.]

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weather strip or weathˈerstripping noun

A thin piece of some material fixed along the edge of a window or door, to keep out wind and cold

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Main Entry: ↑weather

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weather strip UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular weather strip plural weather strips]

a thin piece of material such as plastic that is placed around the sides of a door or window to prevent cold air from coming in

Thesaurus: curtains and blinds_hyponym

Derived Word: weatherstrip

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weather strip,

= weather stripping. (Cf. ↑weather stripping)

weath|er-strip «WEHTH uhr _STRIHP», transitive verb, -stripped, -strip|ping.

to fit or seal with weather stripping.

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weather strip noun, pl ⋯ strips [count]

He put weather strips [=pieces of weather stripping] on the doors and windows.

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Main Entry: ↑weather stripping

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ˈweather strip [weather strip] (NAmE) (BrE ˈdraught excluder) noun

a piece of material that helps to prevent cold air coming through a door, window, etc.

See also: ↑draught excluder