roofing material

Other forms: roofing materials

Definitions of roofing material

1. noun

   building material used in constructing roofs
   types:

   roofing paper, tar paper

   a heavy paper impregnated with tar and used as part of a roof for waterproofing

   slate, slating

   thin layers of rock used for roofing

   thatch

   plant stalks used as roofing material

   roofing tile, tile

   a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing

   hip tile, hipped tile

   a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof

   pantile

   a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

   ridge tile

   a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof

   type of:

   building material

   material used for constructing buildings