sheeting

noun

sheet·​ing ˈshē-tiŋ 

1

: material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets: such as

a

: a sturdy plain-woven cloth usually of cotton used especially for bedsheets

b

: material (such as a plastic) in the form of a continuous film

2

: a lining (such as wood or steel) used to support an embankment or the walls of an excavation

Example Sentences

We covered the wall with clear plastic sheeting.

Recent Examples on the Web

Plastic sheeting had been taped over some windows blown out by the explosion, and workers were measuring others so that glass could be reinstalled. —Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2023

Plastic sheeting had been taped over some windows blown out by the explosion, and workers were measuring others so that glass could be reinstalled. —Nicole Tung, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023

Have gloves, goggles, duct tape and plastic sheeting on hand in case of something like a falling tree branch breaking a window. —Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023

Large hunks of frozen flesh were put into heavy duty black contractor bags, placed in the Caravan’s belly atop plastic sheeting, Ipalook said. —Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2022

As the days passed, the hospital transformed into a labyrinth of plastic sheeting, as one makeshift Covid unit after another opened. —Joseph Goldstein Desiree Rios, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022

Research shows that when using organic materials, and not plastic sheeting, for this task, the layer needs to be about 3 inches deep to have these effects, Wortman says. —Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2020

Protect your work surface with plastic sheeting or a drop cloth. —Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022

For one course, a member of the kitchen staff lays out plastic sheeting. —John Jurgensen, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sheeting

noun

sheet·​ing ˈshēt-iŋ 

: material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets