sheathing
Outer wall layer
Sheathing is protective material that covers an underlying structure.
In construction, sheathing is the layer of boards or panels attached to a building's frame before siding or roofing goes on: The carpenters nailed plywood sheathing to the exterior walls.
The term applies to any protective casing—the sheathing around electrical cables, the copper sheathing on a ship's hull.
Thermal transfer prevention
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- jacketingEnclosing in covering
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
- protectiveServing to guard
casing · tubing · sleeve · coating · rubber · plastic · PVC · braiding
Outer protective layer
- sidingExterior wall covering
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
gypsum · OSB · housewrap · vapor barrier · flashing · subflooring · roofing · insulation
Protective case for blades
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- swordHilted fighting blade
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
knife · pommel · crossguard · baldric · frog · locket · throat · draw
Nerve fiber insulation
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
protective layer · nerve · tendon · collagen · encasing · coating · outer layer · integument
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- jacketingEnclosing in covering
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
protective · casing · tubing · sleeve · coating · rubber · plastic · PVC · braiding · wrap
cladding
Outer protective layer
- sidingExterior wall covering
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
drywall · gypsum · OSB · housewrap · vapor barrier · flashing · subflooring · roofing · insulation · framing
scabbard
Protective case for blades
dagger · knife · pommel · crossguard · baldric · frog · locket · throat · draw · rapier
myelin
Nerve fiber insulation
connective tissue · protective layer · nerve · tendon · collagen · encasing · coating · outer layer · integument · capsule
Postal system items
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- breastplateMetal torso protection
greaves · gauntlets · vambraces · pauldrons · gorget · brigandine · lamellar · plate · chainmail · protection
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- covering upwrapping, draping, cloaking, veiling, shrouding
- forest productslumber, timber, plywood sheets, hardwood, softwood
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- protective layerscoating, paint, insulation, wrap, sealant
- structural supportsbeams, posts, columns, scaffold, girders
sheathingunsheathing
Removing from protective cover
unsheathe · exposing · drawing · withdrawing · baring
sheath, sheathed, sheaths, sheathe, unsheathe, sheathes, unsheathed