FLASHING


Meaning of FLASHING in English

/ ˈflæʃɪŋ; NAmE / noun

[ U ] (also flash·ings [ pl. ]) a strip of metal put on a roof where it joins a wall to prevent water getting through

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from the earlier synonym flash (of unknown origin) + -ing .

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