Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To protect (a structure) against cold weather, as with insulation.
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- verb US To
protect a structure againstdamage by theweather
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Examples
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The Community Conservation Corps at Furman is a new initiative to "weatherize" older, energy-inefficient homes in the Greenville area.
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Like the $2 million to "weatherize" 7 houses in Texas, 90% of that went somewhere else.
Latest Articles Time Online 2010
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The Community Conservation Corps at Furman is a new initiative to "weatherize" older, energy-inefficient homes in the Greenville area.
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For years, many states have had small, typically underfunded programs to help low-income families "weatherize" their homes, caulking windows, insulating attics and walls, sealing cracks and buying energy-efficient appliances.
Blog entry 2009
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For years, many states have had small, typically underfunded programs to help low-income families "weatherize" their homes, caulking windows, insulating attics and walls, sealing cracks and buying energy-efficient appliances.
Blog entry 2009
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This week, the Obama administration announced the allocation of $8 billion to help states provide funds to families who want to "weatherize" their homes.
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There was a push, for instance, to train workers to weatherize homes to make them more energy-efficient, but the audit found that "substandard workmanship" plagued the program.
A Green Course Stephanie Simon 2011
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Particularly slow-moving, Mr. Grabell says, was the effort to weatherize American homes.
Your Tax Dollars Not at Work James Freeman 2012
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They voted to kill a program that helps low-income families weatherize their homes and permanently reduce their energy bills.
Robert Creamer: Cut Head Start But Keep Subsidies for Big Oil? Earth to Boehner...Come In! Robert Creamer 2011
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If the world economy continues to wither, stimulosus attempts by encouraging Detroit to have fuel efficient cars and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize homes will backfire because a bad world economy means temporarily plenty of cheep fuel.
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