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weatherstrip

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To apply such a strip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstripping

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: strip, slip

4

verb

Meaning 4

provide with weatherstripping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: insulate

History

Etymology

From weather + strip.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уплътнител за врата/прозорец (uplǎtnitel za vrata/prozorec) — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Estonian: tihtimine — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Estonian: tihtimisriba — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Finnish: tiivistenauha — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Finnish: tiiviste — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • French: coupe-brise — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • French: coupe-froid — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Dichtprofil — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Dichtungsprofil — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Bürstendichtung — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Bodendichtung — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Dichtband — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Keder — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Fugendichtung — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • German: Fugendichtband — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Spanish: burlete — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Swedish: fönsterremsa — material used to prevent cold air from entering
  • Finnish: tiivistää — to apply such a strip
  • German: dichten — to apply such a strip
  • German: abdichten — to apply such a strip