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cladding

[ klad-ing ]

noun

  1. the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
  2. metal bonded to an inner core of another metal.


cladding

/ ˈæɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of protecting one metal by bonding a second metal to its surface
  2. the protective coating so bonded to metal
  3. the material used for the outside facing of a building, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲd·dԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cladding1

First recorded in 1880–85; clad 2 + -ing 1
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The tax on new homes is expected to raise £3.4bn to be spent on building safety, including efforts to take down dangerous cladding.

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People living on the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage have endured years of building work to remove dangerous cladding the same as that used on Grenfell Tower.

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The government still does not know how many buildings in England have dangerous cladding, the costs of removing it, or the length of time it will take, according to a committee of MPs.

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The blaze, which spread through cladding on the building, killed 72 people.

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"I had to take a month off work with stress. There's not been a day when I've not thought about cladding," he told the BBC.

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