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TRIPLE-TAB SHINGLE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Materials
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
OBS

Maintaining a watertight roofing system is critical to preventing damage in high wind and heavy rain events like hurricanes. The most common roofing material for houses in many areas of the country is the "three-tab" asphalt shingle.

OBS

three-in-one shingle; triple-tab shingle: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • three tab shingle
  • three tab strip shingle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

Bardeaux d'asphalte, ou bardeau bitumé, ou bardeau canadien, ou «shingle» [...] Les bardeaux les plus courants [...] présentent une découpe en jupes correspondant à l'aspect de trois ardoises juxtaposées.

OBS

bardeau à trois jupes; bardeau à triple jupe : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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