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gambrel-roofed

UK/ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/

gambrel-roofed adjective: having a gambrel roof.

Adjective

gambrel-roofed (comparative more gambrel-roofed, superlative most gambrel-roofed)

  1. Having a gambrel roof.
    • It was an unlovely colonial farmhouse, box-shaped and gambrel-roofed, fast falling into the ground.1974, Karl Edward Wagner, Sticks

Forms of gambrel-roofed

comparativemore gambrel-roofed
superlativemost gambrel-roofed

Origin of gambrel-roofed

From gambrel roof + -ed.

Questions about gambrel-roofed

What does gambrel-roofed mean?
Gambrel-roofed means having a gambrel roof.
What part of speech is gambrel-roofed?
Gambrel-roofed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gambrel-roofed?
Gambrel-roofed is pronounced /ˌɡambɹəlˈɹuːft/ (UK).

Words near gambrel-roofed in the dictionary

  1. gambooge
  2. gambos
  3. gambrel
  4. gambrel roof
  5. gambrel roofs
  6. gambrel-roofed
  7. gambreled
  8. gambreling
  9. Gambrell
  10. gambrelled
  11. gambrelling

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