sheeting

English

Etymology

From sheet +‎ -ing.

Noun

sheeting (countable and uncountable, plural sheetings)

  1. Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
  2. The process of forming material into sheets.
  3. (engineering) A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
  4. (geology) A weathering process in which rock breaks into sheets after compressional stress on it is removed.

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Verb

sheeting

  1. present participle and gerund of sheet

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