Thin, tapered pieces of wood primarily used to cover roofs and walls of buildings to protect them from the weather.
1 The roof was of thatch or narrow overlapping wood shingles .
2 Sprawling and wood shingled , with attractive trims and balconies, some were nicely kept town-homes.
3 Too late I realized I'd jumped to the inn's roof-no wood shingles here, but clay tiles slippery with rain.
4 For their bridge floor they laid down wood shingles , and over that a mat made out of woven bamboo strips.
5 Only tiles were used for roofing in London, because wood shingles were fire hazards and fires in London had been frequent.
6 If you live in a wildfire zone and your roof is made of wood shingles , you need a new roof made of composite shingles.
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