sleeving

English

Verb

sleeving

1. present participle and gerund of sleeve

Noun

sleeving (countable and uncountable, plural sleevings)

1. (UK) Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.
   • 1996, A.L. Brown, Vehicle Security Systems: Build Your Own Alarm and Protection Systems, page 50:

     Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink.