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quarry tile

quarry tile noun: a very hard ceramic tile used e.g. as flooring, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or shales.

Noun

quarry tile (plural quarry tiles)

  1. A very hard ceramic tile used e.g. as flooring, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or shales.
    • The public areas have blue quarry-tile floors, pale blue glass mosaic walls and pillars and varnished timber ceilings; [...].1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 542
    Synonyms:
    quarrel

Synonyms of quarry tile

Forms of quarry tile

pluralquarry tiles

Questions about quarry tile

What does quarry tile mean?
Quarry tile means a very hard ceramic tile used e.g. as flooring, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or shales.
What part of speech is quarry tile?
Quarry tile is a noun.
What is the plural of quarry tile?
The plural of quarry tile is quarry tiles.

Words near quarry tile in the dictionary

  1. Quarry Bay
  2. quarry car
  3. Quarry Hill
  4. quarry light
  5. quarry lights
  6. quarry tile
  7. quarry tiles
  8. quarry water
  9. quarry-faced
  10. quarryable
  11. quarrying

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