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roof tile

nounfemininegeneral usevery common/ˈtɐʎɐ/te·lha

Definition

1

A thin, typically curved piece of baked clay, concrete, or other material, used in overlapping rows for covering roofs.

Usage examples

The storm damaged several roof tiles.
They chose terracotta tiles for the new roof.

Synonyms

Common combinations

clay tileconcrete tilebroken tileroof covered with tiles