Roofing
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. countable, uncountable
"As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field."
- 2 the craft of a roofer wordnet
- 3 The process of constructing a roof or roofs. countable, uncountable
- 4 material used to construct a roof wordnet
- 5 A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers. countable, uncountable
- 1 present participle and gerund of roof form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field."
Etymology
From roof + -ing (“material, collection”).
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