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saddleback

 
Dictionary: sad·dle·back   (săd'l-băk') pronunciation

n.
Any of various birds, fishes, and other animals having saddle-shaped markings on the back.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
  Synonym: saddle

Meaning #2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  Synonyms: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof


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In general, a saddleback is the shape of a saddle.

Saddleback can also refer to:

Fauna

Geographic features

Institutions, schools, and organizations

Miscellaneous

  • A traditional gable roof (not a saddle shape at all), particularly when such a roof sits atop a tower.
  • Saddleback Maine (ski resort), a ski area on Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, Maine.
  • Saddle point, a mathematical structure sometimes unofficially called a "saddleback."
  • Saddlebacking, a sexual act.

 
 

 

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