Definition

1. Noun:
   • A specialized roofing tile: A "hip tile" is a single, specially shaped piece of fired clay, concrete, or slate used in building construction. Its specific, often curved or angled, shape is designed to fit precisely over the external angle formed where two sloping roof sections meet, known as the "hip."

Usage

• Noun:
  • The roofer carefully placed each hip tile along the ridge to ensure a watertight seal.
  • We need to order more hip tiles to finish the roof on the new extension.

Advanced Usage

• Technical Specification: In architectural and building contexts, "hip tile" refers to a specific component within a roofing system, distinct from standard field tiles or ridge tiles. Its primary function is to provide a neat, protective, and decorative finish to the vulnerable hip joint of a roof.

Variants and Related Words

• Hip (noun): The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping roof sides.
• Ridge tile (noun): A tile used to cover the horizontal line (ridge) at the very top of a roof where two slopes meet.
• Roofing tile (noun): The general category of tiles used for covering roofs.

Synonyms

• Bonnet tile (noun): A less common synonym for a hip tile, also describing its function of capping the hip.
• Angle tile (noun): A descriptive synonym highlighting the tile's purpose for covering angled joints.

Noun

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