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weather strip

n.
A strip of material used for weather stripping.
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weather strip

n
(Building) a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt, etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain. Also called: weatherstripping
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Noun1.weather strip - a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the coldweather strip - a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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According to new report available with Million Insights, The automobile weather strip is manufactured from the rubber material that covers the boundaries of an automobile's Trunk Lid, Doors, Engine Hood, etc.
Soon after landing at secondary runway, the aircraft skidded off the runway about 1000 feet short of the end into fair weather strip, said a press release issued here.
French doors may look attractive, but take a close look at the bottom of the doors and see if they have an external weather strip fitted.
Did you know: In a typical two-bedroom unit, QCS technicians install 190 linear feet of caulking and 40 linear feet of weather strip. In a standard 100-unit building, more than 50,000 linear feet of caulking and over 10,000 linear feet of weather strip is installed.
Applications range from wire and cable to automotive and industrial belts, weather strip, hoses and mechanical goods such as seals, gaskets and wiper blades.
Key statement: A door opening trim weather strip for a motor vehicle, exhibits excellent noise insulating properties and requires a small force for closing the door, includes a trim portion in which a flange provided in the door opening portion is adapted to be inserted, and a tubular seal portion for sealing between the door opening portion and the door.
Other features include ball-bearing hinges, a full-perimeter weather strip, a concealed double-seal bottom sweep, and an aluminum threshold.
here's a magnificent opportunity to win an all- weather strip that will make you the envy of all your rivals!
HOMEBASE Profile rubber weather strip draught excluder (10m), white or brown, was pounds 6.99, now pounds 5.59: Self-adhesive strip can be attached to windows and doors.
Of note is the cross-head extruder that serves the weather strip industry.
Replacing it is usually as simple as taking the door off the hinges and slipping a new weather strip into the slots.
That's what the National Fenestration Rating Council's labels list, and they're a good way to compare the combined effectiveness of all a window's components: glazing, frame, and weather strip. (NFRC labels are still pretty new, so you might not find them on all windows - especially those produced by smaller companies.)