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shingling

/shing-gling/US // ˈʃɪŋ glɪŋ //

塑钢瓦,塑钢带,塑钢瓦片,塑钢瓦房

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the covering of a roof or wall with thin overlapping pieces of wood, slate, etc.
    • : Also called imbrication. Geology. a sedimentary structure in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inframe
Forms: shinglings

Examples

  • With shingles (procured from men who were shingling Dr. Macey's barn) we dug the pit and covered the grape leaf with earth.

  • Commence to lay them from the ground, and work up to the cross-pole, shingling them carefully as you go.

  • Clearly, Father Serapion was the man in overalls shingling the roof!

  • Just as the bird had come to grief, so Harky was sure to meet misfortune if he tried shingling the chicken house.

  • He built entirely by himself, save the chimney and some part of the shingling (wooden roofing).