lagging
31lagging — lag|ging [ˈlægıŋ] n [U] BrE special material used to protect a water pipe or container from heat or cold …
32lagging — lag|ging [ lægıŋ ] noun uncount BRITISH thick material used for covering water pipes or a BOILER (=container for hot water) …
33lagging — 1) n British a period of imprisonment. The word has sometimes had the specific sense of a term of three years or more. 2) adj British very attractive, gorgeous. An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000 …
34lagging — lag·ging || lægɪŋ n. lateness; falling behind; act of lingering; act of insulating; insulating material adj. falling behind, straggling; lingering, tarrying; slackening; slow, idle, slack læg n. slowness; lateness; delay, lingering;… …
35lagging — i. A type of insulation around certain lubrication system lines to keep it from losing heat in the oil to outside air. ii. In formation, an aircraft that is well behind its assigned position …
36lagging — noun material providing heat insulation for a water tank, pipes, etc. Origin C19: from lag2 …
37lagging — noun (U) the material used to protect a water pipe or container from heat or cold …
38lagging — lag·ging …
39lagging — UK [ˈlæɡɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] British thick material used for covering water pipes or a boiler (= container for hot water) …
40lagging — lag•ging [[t]ˈlæg ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) bui the act of covering a boiler, oil tank, etc., with heat insulating material 2) bui the covering formed 3) bui the material used • Etymology: 1850–55; lag III+ ing I …
