Meaning & use
Sheeting
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Material in the form of large, thin, flexible sheets, such as plastic or metal, used for covering, lining, or protection.
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Workers covered the roof with plastic sheeting during repairs.
Rain was sheeting down by the time the game ended.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to sheet" describes rain or water falling or flowing in a continuous, sheet-like mass, as in "rain sheeting across the windshield."
Words with a similar meaning
liningcovering
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