lagging
lagging · laggings
The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for…The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
US/lˈæɡɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
(uncountable, usually)The material so used.
(countable, slang, usually)A prison sentence, originally one of at least three years.
More definitions
- insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
Forms
plural: laggingsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlag
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.