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wraparound

/ˈræpəraʊnd/ /ˈreɪpəraʊnd/

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noun

A garment that is wrapped around the body and tied.

Examples :

"After swimming, she put on a colorful wraparound to keep warm and dry. "

wear style appearance

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A label or advertising display that wraps around a container.

Examples :

"The juice box had a colorful wraparound showing cartoon animals playing sports. "

business industry item

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A segment where material featuring one person (such as a reporter) is introduced and concluded by another person.

Examples :

"The news anchor's introduction and sign-off formed the wraparound for the field reporter's story on the local school fundraiser. "

media communication

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noun

An extension to a property that combines side and rear extensions.

Examples :

"The homeowners added a spacious wraparound to their house, creating a large kitchen and living area that overlooked the garden. "

property architecture building

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Word wrap, the word processing feature that moves text on to the next line if it will not fit on the current one.

Examples :

"My word processor's wraparound ensures no text is cut off at the end of a line. "

computing writing word technology

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Wrapping of numerical value in case of underflow or overflow

Examples :

"In C# the addition of integers is unchecked, so wraparound occurs if the resulting value is beyond the representable range."

computing math technical

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adjective

(of clothing) designed to be wrapped around the body and tied

Examples :

"She wore a pretty wraparound skirt to the picnic, tied at the waist with a colorful sash. "

wear style appearance

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(of windows, lenses, etc.) that extends around a corner or bend

Examples :

"The office building has wraparound windows that offer a beautiful view of the entire city. "

architecture technical appearance

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adjective

Serving to surround or bookend something else.

Examples :

"The store offers wraparound childcare services to support working parents during their shopping trips. "

structure part architecture

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noun

Examples :

"To finance the new house, the seller offered a wraparound mortgage, allowing the buyer to make one monthly payment covering both the existing and the new loan amounts. "

property finance business economy