Cladding vs. Lagging

Claddingnoun

(rare) Clothing; clothes.

Claddingnoun

Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.

Claddingnoun

(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).

Claddingverb

present participle of clad

Claddingnoun

a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

Laggingadjective

falling behind, not keeping up the pace

Laggingadjective

Occurring after; indicating the later phase of

Laggingnoun

The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.

Laggingnoun

The material so used.

Laggingnoun

A prison sentence.

Laggingverb

present participle of lag

Laggingnoun

The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; - called also deading and cleading.

Laggingnoun

Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches.

Laggingnoun

used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat