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chimney flashing

chimney flashing noun: a strip of material around the base of a chimney, traditionally lead and sometimes including a short length of flue, that prevents rainwater from entering a building.

Noun

chimney flashing (countable and uncountable, plural chimney flashings)

  1. A strip of material around the base of a chimney, traditionally lead and sometimes including a short length of flue, that prevents rainwater from entering a building.

Forms of chimney flashing

pluralchimney flashings

Questions about chimney flashing

What does chimney flashing mean?
Chimney flashing means a strip of material around the base of a chimney, traditionally lead and sometimes including a short length of flue, that prevents rainwater from entering a building.
What part of speech is chimney flashing?
Chimney flashing is a noun.
What is the plural of chimney flashing?
The plural of chimney flashing is chimney flashings.

Words near chimney flashing in the dictionary

  1. chimney corner
  2. chimney corners
  3. chimney effect
  4. chimney effects
  5. chimney fire
  6. chimney flashing
  7. chimney flashings
  8. chimney flute
  9. chimney flutes
  10. chimney hook
  11. chimney hooks

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