sheetingsheet‧ing /ˈʃiːtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] 
The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.2cloth used to make sheets for a bed
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.
- Also widely grown are tomatoes and strawberries, nowadays mainly under plastic sheeting.
- An increasing proportion of the early potato crop is grown under polythene sheeting.
- Gedanken suddenly remembered the roll of rubber sheeting - the one she had seen in the corner of the laboratory.
- It is understood to have started when tarpaulin sheeting blew on to heaters drying a new resin coating on repair work.
- It was comfortable, but covered with thin rubber sheeting, as was all the soft furnishing.
- One efficient method of covering the roof is to combine twin wall Lexon Thermoclear sheeting with Twinfix aluminium structural glazing bar.
- Piece of blue polythene sheeting used to carry coals also discovered close to scene of fire where human remains found.
- To save draining the cistern, make a bung from polyethylene sheeting and cloth and hold it against the outlet.
WORD SETS
aggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1material such as plastic or metal used to cover something and protect itplastic/rubber/metal etc sheeting The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.· Also widely grown are tomatoes and strawberries, nowadays mainly under plastic sheeting.· As strawberries ripen, push some straw or plastic sheeting under them so they can't rot on the soil.· There were no more coffins available, but by four o'clock we had buried the soldiers, wrapped in plastic sheeting.· Wardle Storeys, he plastic sheeting concern, had a nervous session, falling 27p to 266p.· Soon, he knew, the two bodies would be neatly parcelled in plastic sheeting.· Rizla waded into some plastic sheeting and resumed her second teething phase with it.· A cheaper alternative to glass is to double glaze them yourself with plastic sheeting, but this will obviously affect their appearance.
· Piece of blue polythene sheeting used to carry coals also discovered close to scene of fire where human remains found.· An increasing proportion of the early potato crop is grown under polythene sheeting.· Place the sections end to end, on fine grade polythene sheeting, then roll up to form a tube.· Fill in any voids as you progress 9 cover the concrete with either polythene sheeting or wet sacking while it cures.
The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.2cloth used to make sheets for a bed