flashing
Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations,…Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
Translations
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Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
Witterungsschutz, Abdeckblech
(countable, uncountable)The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
Freiziehen
(countable, uncountable)The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The incessant flashing of the neon sign kept the neighborhood awake.
Blinken, Aufblinken
More meanings 3
(countable, uncountable)A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
(countable, uncountable)The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
(countable, uncountable)The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
- a short vivid experience
- sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing
Origin
From flash + -ing.From flash + -ing.
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Forms
plural: flashingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a short vivid experience:flash
Word family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.