An insulating blanket refers to a protective covering made from a special material that helps to keep things warm or prevent heat from escaping. It works like a cozy shield, keeping the cold out and the warmth in. Full definition
Without insulating blankets of snow over their rock tunnels, animals could freeze when temperatures do fall between warm spells, Hik said. (pikaworks.com)
These ice deposits would likely require a thin insulating blanket, perhaps a layer of fine - grained surface material, or regolith, to keep it from sublimating away. (scientificamerican.com)
Ahead of my rack is a pile of strapped - down N2 gas bottles used in the trace gas studies, and to my right is the cylindrical gravimeter, measuring about 1 meter in diameter and 0.6 meters high, covered in an attractive dark - blue form - fitting insulating blanket and looking like an expensive piece of furniture. (lablit.com)