protective covering

Example Sentences

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Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

But consumer advocacy groups complained, arguing PG&E could save ratepayers money and still reduce wildfire risk by putting a protective covering over the power lines instead of burying them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

It could be Isaiah Mobley if the USC star forward who broke his nose last week opts for a protective covering against the Bruins.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

One of the last jobs for engineers ahead of lift-off was to hoist Webb atop its rocket and then enclose it behind a protective covering, or fairing.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021

The term is applied to the natural protective covering of seed-vessels, and of a pupa or chrysalis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various