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pantile

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæntʌɪl/Part of speech nounSorted aeilnptStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

Word origin

From pan + tile.

Used in a sentence

  • The houses of the estancias shrank behind screens of poplar and eucalyptus. Some of the houses had pantile roofs, but most were of metal sheet, painted red.
  • All the gneiss roofing slates have vanished, to be replaced by pantiles painting patchworks of all possible orange hues.
  • Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures. But most post-war tiles are hard enough to withstand a bit of moss growth.

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