Meaning of weatherize | Babel Free

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To protect a structure against damage by the weather.

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Examples

“We were interested in finding out if we could save⟳ money and, given the attention that weatherizing was starting to get⟳, I figured it could also make⟳ for good column fodder.”

“The money will allow⟳ Illinois to triple the number⟳ of homes it weatherizes: it expects the stimulus money will pay⟳ to insulate, seal leaks, and add⟳ more energy-efficient equipment to some 26,933 homes of people with low incomes.”

“The reality about wind turbines, however, is they regularly operate⟳ in frigid conditions and can be weatherized to perform⟳ in wintry extremes. That's why they work⟳ in places like⟳ Sweden, Antarctica, and Iowa (over 40 percent of Iowa's electricity comes from wind).”

“It’s great fun, not just because it’s an extremely complex topic, but also because the best approach⟳ for many people is also the simplest and cheapest: weatherizing their homes.”

“State lawmakers replaced the entire ERCOT and PUC leadership in the months after the storm; the Legislature passed a law requiring power plants to weatherize.”

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