roof tile
Overlapping covering unit
A roof tile is a flat or curved piece of fired clay, concrete, slate, or other material used to cover roofs.
Tiles overlap in rows to shed water and protect the structure beneath.
Terra-cotta roof tiles give Mediterranean and Spanish colonial architecture their distinctive appearance.
The storm knocked several roof tiles loose.
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- red clayIron-oxide-rich earth
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
pantile · interlocking · concrete · corrugated · flat · earthenware · fired · covering · weather protection · kiln · heritage buildings · old world · gable · ceramic · material · asphalt · thatch · rain
- roofingshingles, asphalt shingles, cedar shakes, truss, ridge
- masonry materialsbrick, red brick, common brick, paver, pavers
- roof featuresdome, cupola, spire, steeple, chimney pot
- terracottaflower pots, flowerpots, fired clay, clay figures, Terracotta Warriors
- tile makingkiln, glaze, clay, bisque, firing
- temple decoraltar cloth, altar piece, guardian statue, incense burner, hanging lantern
building position
roof tilefloor tile
Individual ground-covering slab
foundation stone · paving stone · footing · flagstone · groundwork
roof, tile, roofing, tiles, roofs, shingle, rooftop, tiled, tiling