running bond

noun

1. a brickwork bond having successive courses of overlapping stretchers.

Example Sentences

More blue shows up in the main bath in the form of ceramic wall tile laid in a running bond pattern.

From Washington Post

The countertops are quartz, the backsplash is ceramic tile laid in a running bond pattern and the appliances are Thermador.

From Washington Post

Transferring the same hygienic principles underground, subway station designers Christopher Grant La Farge and George Heins created a huge, elaborate canvas for white field tile installed in a running bond pattern edged in coves and other trims.

From Seattle Times

A common option is an alternating, or running bond, pattern that staggers tiles like bricks in a wall.

From Seattle Times

And that dynamic will be the foundation of a long running bond that lasts through the television series and the movies.

From New York Times