flashing
/ˈflaʃɪŋ
/noun
A strip of metal used to stop water penetrating the junction of a roof with another surface: flashings around chimneys [mass noun]: the lead flashing on the roof...
- The trapped water may accumulate to levels higher than the roof flashings, resulting in water leaks.
- Site-built or factory-supplied flashings are used to seal the roofing around the curb.
- It was also used for roof flashings and weights for scales.
Origin
Late 18th century: from the earlier synonym flash (of unknown origin) + -ing1.
Rhymes
- nerved
- nerve deafness
- nerve doctor
- nerve end
- nerve ending
- nerve excitation
- nerve fibre
- nerve force
- nerve gas
- nerve glue
- nerve growth factor
- nerve impulse
- nerve-knot
- nerveless
- nervelessly
- nervelessness
- nervelet
- nerve net
- nerve path
- nerve pathway
- nerve patient
- nerve physiologist
- nerve physiology
- nerve poison
- nerve-racking