Meaning & use

Leaded

adjective·Everyday

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Containing or treated with lead, especially referring to gasoline, glass, or printed text with added line spacing.

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Older cars were designed to run on leaded gasoline.

The chapel's windows were made of leaded glass panes.

A note on using this word

In printing, "leaded" originally referred to inserting thin strips of lead between lines of type to increase spacing.

Words with an opposite meaning

unleaded

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