ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sheeted

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sheeted is an adjective meaning Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper.

Meaning

Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper.

More Meanings

  1. (road haulage, rail transport) Secured by a special tarpaulin.
  2. simple past and past participle of sheet

Example Sentences

This load must be well roped and sheeted to be safe.
[...] Brush No. D5504 was first seen in charge of a rake of sheeted mineral wagons at midday on July 6, [...].
`Shall I raise thee,' she said, apparently addressing the corpse, `so that thou standest there before me, as of old? I can do it,' and she held out her hands over the sheeted dead, while her whole frame became rigid and terrible to see, and her eyes grew fixed and dull.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bed sheet, shroud, tack, canvas, plane, sail.

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