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hipped tile

hipped tile

7.8
A tile that covers the roof corner where two sloping sides meet
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : teja de cumbrera
  • The roofer carefully placed each hipped tile to ensure the hip was properly sealed against rain.

Examples

  • Traditional clay hipped tiles are often used on historic buildings with hip roofs.

  • Replacing a damaged hipped tile can prevent water from leaking into the house at the roof's edge.

  • The contractor used a hipped tile for the roof.

  • Many hipped tiles were installed on the new building.

  • To protect against leaks, the builder installed a hipped tile at the junction of the roof slopes.

  • The architect specified traditional hipped tiles for the historic renovation project.

  • During the roof repair, they discovered that several hipped tiles needed replacement.

Synonyms

hip tile
vshipped tile
  • Specialized
7.9

A roof piece that covers the outside sloping edge where two sides meet

is designed to cover the external angle on a roof where two sides slope

Surface Forms

hipped tile singular
hipped tiles plural

Morphology

hipped + tile

The phrase is compositionally formed from 'hipped' (relating to a hipped roof) + 'tile' so a learner who knows both words would likely infer it means a tile used on a hipped roof. However, the precise technical sense — a tile shaped to cover the external hip/angle where slopes meet — is specialised and not fully predictable for a B1 learner, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

The noun hipped tile begins with the roof hip, the line where two roof sides meet, and the word tile for a flat roofing piece. A hipped tile is a shaped tile that fits over that 'hip' to keep out rain, so the name literally tells its job: to cover the roof's corner.