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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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He’s since rolled out plastic sheeting across the floors in an effort to stave off any additional destruction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

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

Up in the branches of the trees, too, I could see, flapping about, torn plastic sheeting and bits of old carrier bags.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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