shed roof

shed roof
a roof having a single slope. Also called penthouse.
[1730-40]

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  • shed roof — shed′ roof n. bui a roof having a single slope • Etymology: 1730–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • shed roof — noun : pent roof * * * a roof having a single slope. Also called penthouse. [1730 40] * * * shed roof, = pent roof. (Cf. ↑pent roof) …   Useful english dictionary

  • shed roof — noun A roof having only one sloping plane and no hips, ridges or valleys …   Wiktionary

  • shed-roof — n. Pent roof, lean to …   New dictionary of synonyms

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  • Roof — A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most… …   Wikipedia

  • roof — rooflike, adj. /roohf, roof/, n., pl. roofs, v. n. 1. the external upper covering of a house or other building. 2. a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof. 3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 4.… …   Universalium

  • roof — Synonyms and related words: Dymaxion house, French roof, M roof, White House, abiding place, abode, address, adobe house, ancestral halls, apex, barrack roof, bonnet, building, bulkhead, cantonment, cap, casa, ceil, ceiling, chamber, chimney… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • roof — [[t]ruf, rʊf[/t]] n. pl. roofs, n. 1) the external upper covering of a house or other building 2) a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof[/ex] 3) the highest part or summit of anything: the roof of the world[/ex] 4) something that… …   From formal English to slang

  • Shed — Shed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce[ a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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