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SADDLEBACK ROOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saddleback roof mean? 

SADDLEBACK ROOF (noun)
  The noun SADDLEBACK ROOF has 1 sense:

1. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each endplay

  Familiarity information: SADDLEBACK ROOF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SADDLEBACK ROOF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gable roof; saddle roof; saddleback; saddleback roof

Hypernyms ("saddleback roof" is a kind of...):

roof (a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)

Meronyms (parts of "saddleback roof"):

gutter; trough (a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)

ridge; ridgepole; rooftree (a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saddleback roof"):

gambrel; gambrel roof (a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper)


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