Egg-crating
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of egg crate.; textured surface or insert. uncountable
"The soffit over the windows and arcade is of uninterrupted egg-crating."
- 2 Alternative form of egg crate.; style of roof uncountable
"For the egg-crating, 2x4's proved adequate, as likely they would have for the wall railing; but greater leaway [sic] was provided and proved fortunate since there was a slight pitch from the house roof to the wall."
- 3 A plastic mat of horizontal and vertical strips that form squares with holes in the centers. uncountable
"These little plants that I top-water sit on egg-crating which is atop a capillary mat."
- 4 The process of strengthening a hull by multiple support points. uncountable
"While the hull of the Viking 57 is still curing in the mold, about two weeks into the boat building schedule, workmen install the engine compartment bulkheads and the "egg-crating" members, the interlocked wooden framework running fore-and-aft and athwartships."
- 1 present participle and gerund of egg-crate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The soffit over the windows and arcade is of uninterrupted egg-crating."
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