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Definition: of Flash

Flashing ²

Definition: The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; called also flushing.

Flashing ³

Definition: Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.

Flashing ⁴

Definition: The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.

Flashing ⁵

Definition: A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.

flashing ⁶

Definition: sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing

flashing ⁷

Definition: a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"

flashing ⁸

Definition: emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder"