n.
A two-sided roof with a double slope on each side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch.
gambrel roof
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One having two slopes on two sides with a steeper lower slope than the upper, flatter sections.
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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,
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
Synonym: gambrel
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