plural of bed-cover

plural of cover charge

(construction, engineering) A method of building a tunnel by digging a trench, constructing tunnel walls therein, and refilling the trench with earth.

A covering for the head.

(automotive) A protective covering which may be secured over the exposed portion of a motor vehicle, such as the seating area of an open sports car or the back of a pickup truck.

Alternative form of cover one's bases

(military) supporting fire; small-arms fire directed at an enemy to prevent them firing elsewhere.

A temporary insurance policy, used to provide cover while the main policy formalities are finalised.

In a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.

plural of dust cover