/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005