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HIPPED ROOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hipped roof mean? 

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

1. a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sidesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HIPPED ROOF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hip roof; hipped roof

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "hipped roof"):

hip ((architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof)


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