flushing
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.
1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial flood by the
sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also
{flushing}.
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2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall,
so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the
edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover
the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By
extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs;
also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and
breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material,
tarred paper, or the like. Cf. {Filleting}.
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3. (Glass Making)
(a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture
during manufacture to restore its plastic condition;
esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow
it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.
(b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film
of colored glass. --Knight.
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{Flashing point} (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which
a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to
burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test
of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a
flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe
standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten
to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.
Usually called {flash point}.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flush \Flush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flushing}.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz
a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash;
perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.]
1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes
into the face.
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The flushing noise of many waters. --Boyle.
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It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer.
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2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;
to blush.
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3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
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In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton.
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4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
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Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne.
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Flushing, MI (city, FIPS 29200)
Location: 43.06487 N, 83.84164 W
Population (1990): 8542 (3370 housing units)
Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48433
Flushing, NY
Zip code(s): 11354, 11355, 11358, 11364, 11367, 11371
Flushing, OH (village, FIPS 27552)
Location: 40.14847 N, 81.06550 W
Population (1990): 1042 (447 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43977
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Flushing, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 900
Housing Units (2000): 434
Land area (2000): 0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.603604 sq. miles (1.563328 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27552
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.148543 N, 81.065320 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 43977
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Flushing, OH
Flushing
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Flushing, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000): 8348
Housing Units (2000): 3558
Land area (2000): 4.310458 sq. miles (11.164035 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.036358 sq. miles (0.094166 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.346816 sq. miles (11.258201 sq. km)
FIPS code: 29200
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 43.064327 N, 83.845331 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48433
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Flushing, MI
Flushing
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