sheeting

1 of 2

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

sheeting

2 of 2

present participle of sheet entry 3, sheet entry 5

Examples of sheeting in a Sentence

Noun

We covered the wall with clear plastic sheeting.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Majed Al-Omari, who lost a limb during the war, struggled to make his way between tents on crutches after the rains tore down the wooden frame and plastic sheeting of his shelter. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Teams of emergency workers and volunteers picked through debris at the cratered blast sites, as bodies were pulled from the rubble and carried away in white plastic sheeting. — Derek Gatopoulos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea. — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Plastic sheeting would’ve soon enveloped the Braves’ clubhouse. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sheeting

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• seating
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting

Kids Definition

sheeting

noun

sheet·​ing ˈshēt-iŋ 

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