flashing
noun
pieces of sheet metal or the like used to cover and protect certain joints and angles, as where a roof comes in contact with a wall or chimney, especially against leakage.
flashings
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pluralof flashing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The gap between the two flashings was now 2 inches!
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Talk to experienced roofers, and they’ll tell you the vast majority of leaks happen at flashings.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
But the endless flashings of the different linings on the beat of musical flourishes — and the visible struggles that some choristers on Sunday had with the magnets — grew tiresome.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
A well-known skylight manufacturer provides its own aluminum flashings with each skylight.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
Archie turned away from Brother Jacques and watched the ambulance making its careful progress out of the athletic field, the rotating blue light casting emergency flashings all over the place.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
