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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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At night, they slept in bunk beds with only plastic sheeting over the mattress, and one very thin blanket.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Today, they’re manufactured from aluminum with reflective sheeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In Nuwakot, AFP photographers on Tuesday saw people scouring through mud into the rubble of their homes for usable items, some clearing away dirt and stringing up plastic sheeting for shelter in the ruins.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 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 plastic sheeting on the roof rose here and there, tugged by the wind.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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