subway tiles

A form of subway tile — A style of white glazed ceramic tile, as used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the early twentieth century, especially the 3" × 6" size then used.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of subway tile
Cite this entry
APA

subway tiles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway%20tiles

MLA

“subway tiles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway%20tiles. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subway tiles,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway%20tiles.

Source: subway tiles on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.