cladding

noun

clad·​ding ˈkla-diŋ How to pronounce cladding (audio)
: something that covers or overlays
specifically : metal coating bonded to a metal core

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The cladding material used in Grenfell Tower had already been banned in countries like the United States due to its flammability. Time, 20 June 2025 The rear entrance of the Performing Arts Library will get a cladding of stainless steel draped over its travertine. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025 Garcés took a similar photo in August 2023, which shows a more skeletal frame of the dome without its protective cladding and underscores how construction has progressed in less than two years. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The additional cladding will heat up more gradually and smoothly compared to the D3. Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cladding

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of clad entry 3

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cladding was in 1936

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“Cladding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cladding. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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