weather strip

noun

: a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window and the sill, casing, or threshold so as to exclude rain, snow, and cold air

called also weather stripping

weather-strip transitive verb

Examples of weather strip in a Sentence

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Replace or add caulk around windows and add weather stripping around doors. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024 Amazon has dozens of similar products to help keep your home warm this winter including other window kits, weather stripping for your outside doors, thermal curtains, and more. Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024 Seal Entry Points Keep screens and weather stripping around your home in good repair. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 The door is designed to fit a standard entryway and comes with a frame and weather stripping for easy installation. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weather strip 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weather strip was in 1847

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“Weather strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20strip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

weather strip

noun
: a strip of material used to seal a door or window around the edges

called also weather stripping

weather-strip verb
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