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- noun Plural form of
weatherstrip .
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Examples
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Frost is such a powerful disinfectant, that in very cold nights the lung-poisoning atmosphere of few houses can resist its purifying influence; in spite of padded doors, in spite of "weatherstrips" and double windows, it reduces the indoor temperature enough to paralyze the floating disease germs.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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She don't own that house; she only rents it, and the next time I go I'll have an order from the agent to put in weatherstrips or clean the chimneys and grates.
The Fifth Ace Douglas Grant
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But why had she spoken to him of double weatherstrips at the doors and windows, of hangings on the walls, of thick curtains?
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But why had she spoken to him of double weatherstrips at the doors and windows, of hangings on the walls, of thick curtains?
Conscience — Complete Hector Malot 1868
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So will caulking around the exterior of windows and doors and replacing the weatherstrips of exterior doors.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Also small cracks, leaks in weatherstrips etc should be eliminated.
SharePoint Magazine .. 2009
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And it's reducing energy savings that could be had if insulation, caulk, weatherstrips etc. were in place to the greatest extent possible before it gets cold. said about David-Bacon in February:
Blog updates 2009
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