clad

³clad

verb

clad or clad·dedclad·ding

Definition of CLAD

transitive verb

: sheathe, face; specifically : to cover (a metal) with another metal by bonding

Examples of CLAD

1. <if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs>

First Known Use of CLAD

1939

Related to CLAD

Synonyms: sheathe, face

Related Words: apparel, array, clothe, dress, garb, robe; side, skin; embosom, embower, embrace, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, invest, lap, mantle, shroud, surround, swathe, veil, wrap; blanket, overlay, overspread

Near Antonyms: bare, denude, expose, strip; unswathe

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