"roofing nail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roofing nails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roofing nail (plural roofing nails)
  1. Any of various designs of nails used to fasten roofing materials to a substrate, with large heads intended to minimize the risk of leaks. Related terms: clout, clout nail Translations (Translations): kattonaula (Finnish), Dachnagel [masculine] (German), gwóźdź dekarski [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-roofing_nail-en-noun-3I9DJf8F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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