cladding
nounUK /ˈklæd.ɪŋ/
US /ˈklæd.ɪŋ/
A cover put on the outside of a building to protect it and make it look nice.
The new house has wooden cladding on its walls.
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2. A layer of metal bonded to another metal to protect it or improve it.
The pipes are made of steel with copper cladding.
3. The process of covering something with a protective layer.
Cladding the reactor core took several weeks.
4. A protective coating on optical fibers that keeps light inside.
The fiber's glass core is surrounded by cladding.