decking

decking
/dek"ing/, n.
1. material, as paper or fiberboard, treated in various ways as a waterproof covering for a deck or roof.
2. material of concrete, asbestos, steel, or the like, in the form of self-supporting flooring or roofing units laid between joists or rafters.
[1525-35; DECK + -ING1]

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