coverage

noun

• 1the extent to which something deals with something else:the grammar did not offer total coverage of the language
• the treatment of an issue by the media:the programme won an award for its news coverage
• the area reached by a broadcasting station or advertising medium:a network of eighty transmitters would give nationwide coverage

• 2the area that can be covered by a specified volume or weight of a substance:coverage is 6.5 square metres per litre

• 3US the amount of protection given by an insurance policy.

• 4 American Football the manner in which a defender or a defensive team cover a player, an area, or a play: man-to-man coverage [count noun]:he reads coverages well