INTERCLUDING

Verb

intercluding

present participle of interclude

Source: Wiktionary


INTERCLUDE

In`ter*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercluding.] Etym: [L. intercludere, interclusum; inter between + claudere to shut. See Close, and cf. Interclose.]

Definition: To shut off or out from a place or course, by something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt. Mitford. So all passage of external air into the receiver may be intercluded. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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