caulking

caulking englannista suomeksi

1. kitti, sauma, tiiviste

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0. Substantiivi

1. rive oakum, kitti putty; tiiviste, tilke generic

caulking englanniksi

1. (infl of)

2. A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

''Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships.''

3. 2001, ''Middle Age: A Romance'', Carol Oates|Joyce Carol Oates (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 17)

Marina's bedroom was a small charming room with small charming windows of aged glass, dating to the mid-1800s, windowpanes badly in need of caulking, overlooking St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church with its heraldic spire floating on the night sky, and its ancient bumpy churchyard.

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