sawtooth roof

sawtooth roof
a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
[1895-1900]

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  • sawtooth roof — noun also sawtooth : a roof composed of two or more parallel simple roofs resembling in section the teeth of a saw and ordinarily having one slope of each member steeper than the other to receive glazing * * * a roof composed of a series of small …   Useful english dictionary

  • sawtooth roof — /ˈsɔtuθ ruf/ (say sawtoohth roohf) noun a roof which in section has a shape similar to the teeth of a saw. Also, (in the Southern Hemisphere), southlight roof; (in the Northern Hemisphere), northlight roof …  

  • sawtooth — /saw toohth /, n., pl. sawteeth / teeth /, adj. n. 1. one of the cutting teeth of a saw. 2. any of the small parallel roof structures forming a sawtooth roof. adj. 3. having a zigzag profile, similar to that of the cutting edge of a saw;… …   Universalium

  • sawtooth — adjective Date: circa 1859 having serrations ; arranged or having parts arranged like the teeth of a saw < a sawtooth roof > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sawtooth building — noun : a building having a sawtooth roof …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sawtooth — adj. 1 (also sawtoothed) (esp. of a roof, wave, etc.) shaped like the teeth of a saw with one steep and one slanting side. 2 (of a wave form) showing a slow linear rise and rapid linear fall …   Useful english dictionary

  • m roof — noun Usage: capitalized M : a roof formed by the junction of two common gable roofs with a valley between them compare sawtooth roof * * * a roof having the form of two parallel gable roofs. Also called trough roof. [1875 80] …   Useful english dictionary

  • northlight roof — /ˌnɔθlaɪt ˈruf/ (say .nawthluyt roohf) noun (in the Northern Hemisphere) a sawtooth roof in which the spandrels are glazed and face north, giving light without glare …  

  • southlight roof — /ˌsaʊθlaɪt ˈruf/ (say .sowthluyt roohf) noun (in the Southern Hemisphere) a sawtooth roof in which the spandrels are glazed and faced south, giving light without glare …  

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