wraparound

alternative wrap-around

1. not comparableDesigned to be wrapped around the body and tied.
2. not comparableusuallysunglasses and eyeglasses lensesExtending around a corner or bend.
3. not comparableServing to surround or bookend something else.

   Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction.

   1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s, page 397

plural wraparounds · alternative wrap-around

1. countableA garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.
2. countableA label or advertising display that wraps around a container.
3. countablebroadcastingA segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.
4. attributivecountableoftenAn extension to a property that combines side and rear additions.
5. countableSynonym of wraparound mortgage.

   Synonyms: wraparound mortgage

6. countableuncountablecomputingWord wrap, the word processing feature that moves text to the beginning of the next line if it will not fit at the end of the current line.

   See also: autowrap, backwrap, line break, word wrap, and wrapping

7. countableuncountablecomputingThe wrapping of numerical values in case of underflow or overflow.

   The addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the representable range.

8. countablehobbiesAn attempt to score by reaching around the side of the net from behind.