Flashing
Civil Engineering
A thin, continuous sheet of metal, plastic, rubber or waterproof paper used to prevent the passage of water through a joint in a wall, roof, or chimney. The material used and the process of making watertight the roof intersections and other exposed places on the outside of a structure.
Mechanical Engineering
A thin edge of material formed at the parting line of a casting or forging where it is forced out between the edges of the form or die.
Subjects: Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering