wooden shingle

collocation in English

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wooden
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊd.ən/us
/ˈwʊd.ən/
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shingle
noun
uk
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/
small, round stones that cover a beach or the ground by the edge of ...
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(Definition ofwoodenandshinglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The most notable feature is the -story octagonal tower with itswoodenshinglesheathing and oval windows.
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In 2010/11, with state funding, the dilapidatedwoodenshingleroof of the museum completely replaced.
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The bridge is topped by awoodenshingleroof, and measures 73 ft in length and 19 ft in width.
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There were, of course, other popular roofing materials, and some regions rich in slate had fewer examples ofwoodenshingleroofs.
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In the gable field it is faced with scallopedwoodenshingleand false half-timbering.
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It is a single-storey cream rendered building, with awoodenshingleroof.
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It has a shallow gable roof coveredwoodenshingle.
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The small permanent population of approximately seventy people subsisted on fishing and lumbering and the making of wooden shingles.
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The roof, initially of tin, was replaced by wooden shingles.
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Originally covered in wooden shingles, the roof was by ca. 1950 covered with diamond-shaped asbestos shingles.
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The roof is covered in wooden shingles and capped by a small metal ventilator.
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The supply of wooden shingles was therefore no longer limited by local factors.
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The roofs of the buildings are covered in several different styles (e.g. "noshi-buki", "kokera-buki", and "ishiokinagakure-buki"), but all of these methods utilize wooden shingles.
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The porch roof, with wooden shingles, is hipped.
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The second floor of the house is also sided with wooden shingles and features a balcony on the north site.
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The current building was substantially repaired in the 19th century and the bell tower turret has attractive wooden shingles.
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The gable ends are covered with wooden shingles and contain arched lunettes.
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The sprawling structure consists of two sections: each with an intersecting gable roof with wooden shingles.
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The roof is of wooden shingles with very wide eaves that overhang the walls.
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