瓦 — meaning in English

English meaning

• flagstone noun A flat, rectangular slab of stone laid for paving or fitted as roofing.
• tile noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.

Senses

瓦 is used for these senses in English:

• flagstone A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
• roof tile (obsolete) A ridge tile, A tile for the ridge of a roof.
• tile A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

flagstone — full definition

1. noun A flat, rectangular slab of stone laid for paving or fitted as roofing.
2. noun Any of several kinds of rock that split easily and are used to make paving slabs.

tile — full definition

1. noun A thin, flat slab of material such as clay, stone, or ceramic, used to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
2. noun A small flat piece used in games such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
3. verb To cover a surface with tiles.

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