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strip

1. short for airstrip

2. Philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps

3. NZ short for dosing strip

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strip [strip]

(engineering)

To remove insulation from a wire.

To break or otherwise damage the threads of a nut or bolt.

(materials)

A long, narrow piece of rigid material of uniform width.

(mining engineering)

To remove coal, stone, or other material from a quarry or from a working that is near the surface of the earth.

(ordnance)

To dissassemble a piece of equipment, such as a gun, in order to clean, repair, or transport it.

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strip

1. Any material which is long and narrow, usually of uniform width.

2.See board, 1.

3. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.

4. To remove formwork.