All 3 Uses
insulate
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- These pipes were not as well insulated as those forward.†
Chpt 7.
- "They really should insulate those pipes," Ramius said.†
Chpt 7. *
- Unable to mimic the computer homing system on the American Mark 48, the Soviets had the torpedo's targeting sonar report back to the launching vessel through an insulated wire.†
Chpt 17. *
Definitions:
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(1)
(insulate as in: insulate the attic) to separate two things to prevent passage of something such as heat, cold, noise, or electricity -- often by covering one of the things with a material
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(2)
(insulate as in: insulate her from harm) to separate someone or something from influences thought to be harmful
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)