shelv‧ing/ˈʃelvɪŋ/ noun[UNCOUNTABLE] 1. a set of shelves fixed to a wall
2. wood, metal etc used for shelves
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Adjustable shelving is still a very popular choice; timber and glass shelves are ideal for displaying ornaments. ▪ It is usually associated with rows of back-to-back closed binning or open shelving with steel or polypropylene tote-boxes. ▪ Much depends upon the efficiency of a library's housekeeping, particularly the accuracy of shelving. ▪ One side of the van's interior had been kitted out with shelving. ▪ Temporary additional shelving was installed in the periodicals gallery to provide some much needed space for growth. ▪ The magazines, strewn haphazardly over various sections of shelving, served to divert her temporarily. ▪ Wycliffe had found Edwin's books stacked on two tiers of rough shelving. ▪ You should not have shelving too high anyway.
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