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GAMBREL ROOF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gambrel roof mean?
• GAMBREL ROOF (noun)
The noun GAMBREL ROOF has 1 sense:
1. a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
Familiarity information: GAMBREL ROOF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gambrel; gambrel roof
Hypernyms ("gambrel roof" is a kind of...):
gable roof; saddle roof; saddleback; saddleback roof (a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end)
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