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pantile
/ ˈpænˌtaɪl /
noun
- a roofing tile, with an S-shaped cross section, laid so that the downward curve of one tile overlaps the upward curve of the adjoining tile
- a tapering roofing tile with a semicircular cross section, laid alternately so that the convex side of one tile overlaps the concave side of adjoining tiles
Word History and Origins
Origin of pantile1
Example Sentences
It was then clad in black weather boarding and a pantile roof, connecting it with traditional Suffolk architecture.
This new hotel on Lustica Bay, overlooking the Adriatic, has been built to blend in with local design, with its red pantile roofs and limestone walls.
There was a scrabbling sound from the roof outside the arches, and he ran to the windowsill to see the first pair of hands grasping the edge of the pantiles and pulling up.
The columns are often octagonal, recalling the pillars of ancient Korean temples, while the roofs are sweeping, multi-layered affairs of green pantiles and projecting beams, aping the country’s traditional timber structures in concrete or stone.
Pan′tiling, a system of tiling with pantiles.
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