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flashing lights
Lights that blink or flicker.
flashing light
Intermittent illumination signaling or warning.
lights flashing
flashing back
base flashing
(roofing) Plies or strips of roof membrane material used to close-off and/or seal a roof at the horizonta-to-vertical intersections. Membrane base flashing covers the edge of the field membrane.
step flashing
(roofing) Individual pieces of sheet metal material used to flash walls, around chimneys, dormers and such projections along the slope of a roof. Individual pieces are overlapped and stepped up the vertical wall.
cap flashing
(roofing) Flashing, usually composed of metal, used to cover or shield the upper edges of the membrane base flashing; wall flashing can also be used to cover the top of various building components, such as parapets or columns.
counter flashing
apron flashing
(roofing) A flashing located at the juncture of the top of a sloped roof and a vertical wall, chimney or steeper-sloped roof.
flashing over
Sudden ignition of accumulated vapors.
flashing point
Temperature where liquids emit vapor.
flashing block
Headlight flashing
the act of either briefly switching on the headlights of a car, or of momentarily switching between a headlight's high beams and low beams, in an effort to communicate with another driver or drivers.
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