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Meanings of packing material in English

Portuguese
algodão carvado e comprido em camadas moles
Catalan
buata

Any material used especially to protect something.

algodão carvado e comprido em camadas moles
Spanish
material de embalaje

Material used to protect, cushion, or brace objects for safe shipment or storage.

material de embalaje
Usage of packing material in English
1
The mineral asbestos is but a very poor packing material in steam-boilers.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885
2
I pulled the packing material aside and saw pink flowers on a platter.
Notes from the dog
3
I dumped the rest of the packing material into the trash.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
4
I try whenever possible to reuse boxes and packing material.
Feminist dot com
5
I didn't see much but packing material, Annja admitted.
Provenance
6
Inside was a lot of strawlike plastic packing material.
Provenance
7
There were a variety of metal pieces packed within, protected by a filmy packing material.
The Delegate from Venus
8
Once the flaps were pressed back she still couldn't see beyond the white packing material.
A necessary evil
9
Another pitfall for the inexperienced propagator lies in storing scions in packing material that is too moist.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 194...
10
The statue lay on its back, supported by a wooden framework and a nest of packing material.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
11
The packing material began to move.
The soul catcher
12
What did the damage was the packing material buffered around the charges -ball bearings, nails, screws, bolts.
Lockdown
13
Or, more likely, whatever packing material was used to protect it and keep it from banging around inside the crate.
Provenance
14
She pried up the corner just enough to glimpse strawlike plastic packing material inside and a glint of gray metal.
Provenance
15
When he opened the lid of the box, he noticed the packing material's strange texture-itlooked like brown packing peanuts.
The soul catcher
16
Wax the ends of mature cuttings, remove the leaves and enclose in a tight tin canister with no wet packing material.
One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
Translations for packing material
Catalan
buatafolre