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ROOFTREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rooftree mean?
• ROOFTREE (noun)
The noun ROOFTREE has 1 sense:
1. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Familiarity information: ROOFTREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("rooftree" is a kind of...):
beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
Holonyms ("rooftree" is a part of...):
gable roof; saddle roof; saddleback; saddleback roof (a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end)
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