Counterflashing vs. Flashing — What's the Difference?

(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.

Sheet metal used to reinforce and weatherproof the joints and angles of a roof.

A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.

(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.

The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.

The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.

The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).

(jewellery) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.

Present participle of flash

The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; - called also flushing.

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.

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.

A short vivid experience;

Sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing

Emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts;