Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ridge tile: A type of curved tile specifically used for covering the ridge (the highest, horizontal line) and the hips (the sloping lines) of a tiled roof.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau khi lợp xong ngói âm dương, thợ sẽ dùng ngói bò để lợp nóc. (After finishing the yin-yang tiles, the workers will use ridge tiles to cover the ridge.)
  • Mái nhà truyền thống thường được trang trí bằng ngói bò có hoa văn. (Traditional roofs are often decorated with patterned ridge tiles.)

Advanced Usage

• "lợp ngói bò": to lay/install ridge tiles.
  • Công đoạn cuối cùng của lợp mái là lợp ngói bò. (The final step of roofing is laying the ridge tiles.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngói âm dương (n): Yin-yang tile; the standard, flat/S-shaped tiles that form the main roof surface, over which the ridge tiles are placed.
• Ngói ống (n): Tube tile; another traditional type of roofing tile, often used with specific styles of ridge capping.
• Nóc nhà (n): Roof ridge; the part of the roof covered by .

Synonyms

• Ngói nóc (n): A synonym directly indicating tiles for the roof ridge.
• Ngói diềm mái (n): Eaves/verge tile; sometimes used more broadly for decorative edge tiles, but can overlap in meaning with for hip tiles.

Related Phrases

• Đắp nóc bằng ngói bò: To finish/cap the roof ridge with ridge tiles.
  • Ngôi nhà được đắp nóc bằng ngói bò trông rất cổ kính. (The house with its ridge capped by ridge tiles looks very ancient.)

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