sleeving

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noun

Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sleeve
nounsleeving (countable and uncountable, plural sleevings)

plural sleevings

  1. UKcountableuncountableHollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.

    Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink.

    1996, A.L. Brown, Vehicle Security Systems: Build Your Own Alarm and Protection Systems, page 50
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APA

sleeving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeving

MLA

“sleeving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleeving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleeving.

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