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flashing
[flash-ing]
noun
Building Trades.pieces of sheet metal or the like used to cover and protect certain joints and angles, as where a roof comes in contact with a wall or chimney, especially against leakage.
the act of creating an artificial flood in a conduit or stream, as in a sewer for cleansing it.
Photography, Movies.the process of increasing film speed by exposing undeveloped film briefly to a weak light source before using it or of exposing photographic printing paper to reduce contrast.
flashing
/ ˈڱæʃɪŋ /
noun
a weatherproof material, esp thin sheet metal, used to cover the valleys between the slopes of a roof, the junction between a chimney and a roof, etc
Other Word Forms
- interflashing noun
- unflashing adjective
Example Sentences
Police discovered what looked like an emergency vehicle parked at the home with emergency lights flashing.
Investigators say Boelter was disguised as a police officer when he carried out the attacks and had a vehicle that looked like a police car, equipped with flashing emergency lights.
Mother and son stood together, flashing their signs for passing motorists.
He does this by flashing shiny, fleeting baubles that further his parochial interests, while more consequential matters drift by like a passing cloud, unnoticed – leaving the hard, complex stuff to fade into neglect.
Between the six- and seven-mile marker, we ran through a tunnel that was filled with flashing red lights and bubble machines.
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