GLASS WOOL Definition & Meaning

glass wool

noun

spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.

glass wool

noun

fine spun glass massed into a wool-like bulk, used in insulation, filtering, etc

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Origin of glass wool¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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Authorities broke into 13 shipping containers labeled as carrying “packages of glass wool and pallets of stone.”

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Authorities then broke into 13 shipping containers labeled as carrying “packages of glass wool and pallets of stone.”

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"I felt like I'd had my face rubbed with glass wool."

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The newspaper said glass wool in the roof may have contributed to the spread of the fire in the two-storey building.

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Too much pressure in a piece of equipment at Torrance's Exxon Mobil refinery resulted in Wednesday's large explosion that sent irritating ash, filled with fiberglass and glass wool, into surrounding neighborhoods.

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