layers

NOUN

coating, tier

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed blanket coat floor row sheet slab thickness

STRONG

band coping couch course cover covering film flag flap fold girdle lamina lamination lap mantle overlap overlay panel ply seam story stratum stripe substratum zone

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layers

He believes there is no silver bullet which will prevent a wildfire starting or spreading but that estates "need to build up layers of defence".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

It can lose its outer layers while its dense core remains comparatively unchanged, causing the amount of mass lost to decrease over successive encounters.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

It comprises a chocolate shell with biscuit pieces, chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, and a caramel lava centre which he describes as "four dimensional".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then he laid countless thin layers of paint on top.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day