Explore Fibreglass through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fiberglass. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fibreglass in a sentence
Fibreglass meaning
- Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
- Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
- A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Synonyms of Fibreglass
Using Fibreglass
- The main meaning on this page is: Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width. | Ellipsis of fibreglass wool. | A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
- Useful related words include: fiberglass, covering material.
- In the example corpus, fibreglass often appears in combinations such as: of fibreglass, fibreglass insulation, by fibreglass.
Context around Fibreglass
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fibreglass
- In this selection, "fibreglass" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wet, pushing, oversized, insulation, boat and ribs stand out and add context to how "fibreglass" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fast fibreglass rod and across 24 fibreglass ribs to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fibreglass" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fibreglass
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
By the late '60s fibreglass had mostly replaced aluminum. (9 words)
A "medium" action bamboo rod may have a faster action than a "fast" fibreglass rod. (15 words)
For a decade, oversized fibreglass figures - including these tin soldiers with scary teeth - went up at Christmas. (17 words)
Torsion box The Dynamic VR7 introduced a new construction method in which a smaller wooden core was wrapped in wet fibreglass, as opposed to pre-dried sheets of fibreglass being glued to the core (essentially replacing metal sheets). (38 words)
The 30-feet long, 12-feet high, and 20-feet wide installation made of fibreglass seeks to bring the spotlight on the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, which face significant extinction threats due to limited nesting sites globally. (37 words)
Akbar Padamsee looks at Mumbai’s cityscape from his balcony, and Khanna is at his Gurgaon studio, surrounded by fibreglass sculptures of band wallahs, and holding a photograph of him and his wife. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Torsion box The Dynamic VR7 introduced a new construction method in which a smaller wooden core was wrapped in wet fibreglass, as opposed to pre-dried sheets of fibreglass being glued to the core (essentially replacing metal sheets).
According to Police reports, the missing man, who was the lone occupant in his boat, was hit by a fibreglass boat that was powered by a 300-horsepower engine.
Available in five colours, it’s canopy is stretched across 24 fibreglass ribs, to give it the classical, beautiful form.
Ernest, a cemetery-restoration expert, probes the ground by gently pushing fibreglass skewers through the grass until he hits something hard.
For a decade, oversized fibreglass figures - including these tin soldiers with scary teeth - went up at Christmas.
The flared fenders front and rear are steel, while the hood is fibreglass, with pins to make sure it stays latched down.
The supermarket describes the tent as "easy to set up and take down" due to its fibreglass snap-together poles.
The 30-feet long, 12-feet high, and 20-feet wide installation made of fibreglass seeks to bring the spotlight on the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, which face significant extinction threats due to limited nesting sites globally.
But after a fraught couple of hours, Detective Sergeant Norman Griffiths discovered him naked in the loft, hiding under a section of fibreglass insulation blanket between the joists.
His staff undertook several warrants at varying locations to find Bellfield – eventually discovering him hidden naked in the loft of his West Drayton home, hiding under fibreglass insulation.
Patsy Wiebe was in Manitou Beach, Sask., for a fibreglass trailer rally when she snapped her contest photograph.
Protect exposed pipes by wrapping them with heat tape, pre-molded foam rubber sleeves or fibreglass insulation.
The best-performing blankets were fabrics made of fibreglass or amorphous silica laminated with heat-reflecting aluminium foil.
Akbar Padamsee looks at Mumbai’s cityscape from his balcony, and Khanna is at his Gurgaon studio, surrounded by fibreglass sculptures of band wallahs, and holding a photograph of him and his wife.
The structure’s double-layered fibreglass roof transmitted sunlight but captured heat, diverting it through ducts into a compartment at the building’s rear.
They uncovered fingerprints using fibreglass brushes, magnetic strips and ultraviolet torches, and employed chromatography to analyse ink.
Although this technique is more common on hybrid PCB modules, it can also be used on standard fibreglass PCBs.
A "medium" action bamboo rod may have a faster action than a "fast" fibreglass rod.
By the late '60s fibreglass had mostly replaced aluminum.
Cold moulding is similar to FRP in as much as it involves the use of epoxy or polyester resins, but the structural component is wood instead of fibreglass.
Common combinations with fibreglass
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of fibreglass 6×
- fibreglass insulation 3×
- by fibreglass 2×
- and fibreglass 2×