🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

フラッシング

Pronunciation / Transliteration: furasshingu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flushing/ˈflʌʃ.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"配管の定期的なフラッシングが必要です。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of cleansing or clearing a sewer, pipe, or drain by rapidly washing it with a copious stream of water.

    "Regular flushing of the drainage system prevents sediment accumulation and blockages."
  2. 2

    The rapid flow of water used to clean or empty a system.

    "The maintenance protocol requires a high-pressure flushing of the pipeline every six months."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'flushen', meaning to rush or gush forth, likely of imitative origin related to the sudden movement of water. Historically used in civil engineering to describe the act of cleaning or clearing a pipe or channel by a rapid stream of water.

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