[1] : 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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   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 100deg 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
flushing filleting flashing point flash point 

[2] : 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. root84.
   1. to flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes
      into the face.
      1913 webster

            the flushing noise of many waters.    --boyle.
      1913 webster

            it flushes violently out of the cock. --mortimer.
      1913 webster

   2. to become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;
      to blush.
      1913 webster

   3. to snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
      1913 webster

            in her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. to start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.
      1913 webster

            flushing from one spray unto another. --w. browne.
      1913 webster
see also:
flushed flushing 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flushing \flush"ing\, n.
   1. a heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; --
      commonly in the ? eng.
      1913 webster

   2. weaving a surface formed of floating threads.
      1913 webster

[4] : 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 codes: 48433
flushing, ny
  zip codes: 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 codes: 43977

[5] : 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

[6] : 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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