noun
overlay
CEFR C2
protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
In a sentence
Three example sentences with overlay, each labelled with its topic.
Carpenters nailed a plywood overlay across the frame before the roofers arrived to spread felt and shingles.
Architecture
Shipwrights fitted a copper overlay below the waterline so worms could not chew through the oak hull.
History
The cabin's cedar overlay had weathered to silver, but underneath the walls were as sound as the day they rose.
Travel
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