covering

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[ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ], (Noun)

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- a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else
(e.g: a vinyl floor covering)


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[ˈkʌv(ə)rɪŋ], (Adjective)

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- (of shooting) carried out to protect an exposed person from an enemy
(e.g: we retreated behind spurts of covering fire)


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