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sheeting

American  
[shee-ting] / ˈʃi tɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of covering with or forming into a sheet or sheets.

  2. wide muslin, chiefly for sheets.

  3. Engineering, Building Trades. a quantity of sheet piles.


sheeting British  
/ ˈʃiːtɪŋ /

noun

  1. fabric from which sheets are made

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sheeting

First recorded in 1705–15; sheet 1 + -ing 1

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Fly larvae were also seen on exterior plastic sheeting and the sidewalk on the north side of the damaged building.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The often-expansive data-center buildings typically have steel frames made up of wall pillars, roof joists and roof sheeting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The external walls of the soaring residential towers were covered in bamboo scaffolding and wrapped in netting and plastic sheeting.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

The flooding began with a heavy downpour that sent water sheeting off the hillsides and into creeks.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2025

Pet opened its mouth and roared, thick smoke sheeting out.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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