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MANSARD ROOF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mansard roof mean?
• MANSARD ROOF (noun)
The noun MANSARD ROOF has 1 sense:
1. a hip roof having two slopes on each side
Familiarity information: MANSARD ROOF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hip roof having two slopes on each side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mansard; mansard roof
Hypernyms ("mansard roof" is a kind of...):
curb roof (a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mansard roof"):
French roof (a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular)
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