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glass fibre en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (UK, uncountable) A strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
    • To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs. The cab roof is a double-skin glass-fibre moulding. 1960 February 14, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 123, 125:

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glass fiber alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

fibreglass