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.

Derived terms

• satin sheeting

Translations

A lining of boards for protecting an embankment

• German: Verschalung f, Beplankung f

Verb

sheeting

1. present participle and gerund of sheet

Anagrams

• seething