gambrel roof

n.
A two-sided roof with a double slope on each side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch.

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One having two slopes on two sides with a steeper lower slope than the upper, flatter sections.


Example: Figure 84.

FIG. 84. GAMBREL ROOF

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1. (US) A roof which has two pitches on each side; in Great Britain called a mansard roof.
2. (Brit.) A roof which has a small gable near the ridge on one end; the part of the roof below the gable is inclined. Also see Dutch gambrel roof, English gambrel roof, Flemish gambrel roof, New England gambrel roof, Swedish gambrel roof.

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• Roofs and Towers - gambrel roof: roof having two slopes on each side, with lower slope steeper than upper

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