pantile

American  

[pan-tahyl] / ˈpænˌtaɪl /

noun

1. a roofing tile straight in its length but curved in its width to overlap the next tile.

2. a tapered, semicylindrical roofing tile laid either convex side up to overlap flanking similar tiles laid concave side up or vice versa.

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pantile British  

/ ˈpænˌtaɪl /

noun

1. 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

2. 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

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Etymology

Origin of pantile

First recorded in 1630–40; pan ¹ + tile

Example Sentences

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pantile

A quiet, steep lane leads down through fishermen's cottages with their orange pantile roofs to a waterside hotel and the sea.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

It was then clad in black weather boarding and a pantile roof, connecting it with traditional Suffolk architecture.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023

It was pieced together by Mr. John T. Zaharov, and is the first pantile ever found in the United States.

From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Henry Chandlee Forman

And among them, like gulls before the wind, blew dollops of spray and chunks of froth, with every now and then a slate or pantile.

From Erema — My Father's Sin by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

Its mullioned and diamond-pane windows, its pantile roof, and its porch and porch chamber gave the fabric a strong medieval flavor.

From Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century by Henry Chandlee Forman

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