# blanketing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #77,464

## Definitions
1. Cloth for making blankets.
2. A layer of something that covers like a blanket.
3. The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.
4. A maneuver in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
5. The provision of a layer under the trackbed to prevent clay subsoil and water being forced to the surface by the weight of trains.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, blanket + -ing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blanketing