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DictionaryshingleRoofing or siding piece
noun / verb

shingle

SHING-gul/ˈʃɪŋɡl/

A thin overlapping piece used for a surface covering.

Each shingle overlaps the one below it to keep rain out.

A small roof section covered in overlapping wooden shingles, with one loose shingle beside it shown at an angle so its thin profile is clear.
Etymology
shingleLatinwooden slat, roof tile

Latin scindula named a wooden slat or roof tile and came from scindere, “to split.” The roofing sense preserves the image of thin split wood used as a covering.

In context

Hail or High Water Roofing and Restoration7:01
the installer of this roof initially only used as i said about four nails per shingle
How To: Replace a Shingle

More examples

  • Several shingles are missing from the roof after the storm.
  • Cedar shingles cover the cottage's outer walls.
  • The crew shingles the garage roof before the rain starts.

Forms

shingle · shingles · shingled · shingling

shingler noun — A worker who installs roof shingles.

Similar words

shake
Usually a split wooden roofing piece with a rougher surface.
tile
Typically a harder clay or concrete piece, often thicker.