Synonyms for laggings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lag-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæg ɪŋ |
Définition of laggings
Origin :- "fail to keep pace," 1520s, earlier as a noun meaning "last person" (1510s), later also as an adjective (1550s; e.g. lag-mon "last man"), all of uncertain relationship, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian lagga "go slowly"), or some dialectal version of last, lack, or delay. Related: Lag; lagging. The noun meaning "retardation" is from 1855. First record of lag time is from 1951.
- As in time lag : noun lapse of time
- This trouble was overcome by putting a thin layer of mortar on the laggings just before the concrete was put in.
- Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
- The forward ends of the laggings were then supported by a timber rib and sill.
- Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by James H. Brace, Francis Mason and S. H. Woodard
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