Slating (Noun)
Meaning 1
Thin layers of rock used for roofing.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The cottage had a weathered look, thanks to its slating that had been in place for centuries.
- The old church's slating was in desperate need of repair, with many cracks and gaps visible.
- Local stone was used for the slating on the new extension to the village hall.
- The repairman carefully lifted a section of slating to examine the state of the roof timbers beneath.
- After a severe storm, the homeowner was dismayed to find that several sheets of slating had been torn from the roof.
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Meaning 2
The act of laying slates for a roof.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Related Words
Meaning 3
A severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.