释义
[ roo -fing, roo f -ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈru fɪŋ, ˈrʊf ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of covering with a roof.
material for roofs.
a roof.
Origin of roofing First recorded in 1400–50, roofing is from the late Middle English word rovyng. See roof, -ing1
Words nearby roofing roof, roof-deck, roofer, roof garden, roofie, roofing , roofing nail, roof iris, roofless, roofline, roof of fourth ventricle
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Example sentences from the Web for roofing Roofing companies are mostly small shops, which makes them hard to organize.
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That dream -– that American Dream -– is what drove the Allen Brothers to reinvent their roofing company for a new era.
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Robert and Gary Allen are brothers who run a small Michigan roofing company.
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Concrete was also largely employed, and timber in many cases was turned to account for roofing .
Architecture | Nancy R E Meugens Bell
But within the circle of doom blossomed the mazy sweetness; the very sky seemed to have narrowed to the roofing of a bower.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece | Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It serves as doors, siding, lining, and roofing for freight cars.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
Birches grow high up above the pines and next the snows; their timber is of no use, but the bark is much employed for roofing .
Kashmir | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
The principal uses are for roofing and, in the form of so-called mill stock for sanitary, structural, and electrical purposes.
The Economic Aspect of Geology | C. K. Leith
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British Dictionary definitions for roofing noun material used to construct a roof
the act of constructing a roof
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Words related to roofing beam, plaster, roof, protect, hide, shield, harbor, surround, lodge, take in, take care of, shelter, defend, cover, conceal, safeguard, ward off, climb, finish, cap