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pitched roof

 
Dictionary: pitched roof
 

n.

A two-sided sloped roof having a gable at both ends. Also called gable roof.


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Architecture: pitched roof
 


1. A steep gable roof having the same pitch on each side of a central ridge. 2. Occasionally, a synonym for a gable roof.


 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  Synonyms: saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
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