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gambrel roof

gambrel roof noun: a roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.

gambrel roof: a roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends
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Noun

gambrel roof (plural gambrel roofs)

  1. A roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.
    • It was certainly a depressing place, with a huge, gambrel roof which came down over the upper windows and nearly obscured them.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    curb roof

gambrel roof meaning in Tamil

gambrel roof in Tamil

சரிவு மாறு கூரை

Synonyms of gambrel roof

Forms of gambrel roof

pluralgambrel roofs

Words formed from gambrel roof

Questions about gambrel roof

What does gambrel roof mean?
Gambrel roof means a roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.
What is gambrel roof in Tamil?
Gambrel roof in Tamil is சரிவு மாறு கூரை. See Gambrel roof meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gambrel roof?
Gambrel roof is a noun.
What is the plural of gambrel roof?
The plural of gambrel roof is gambrel roofs.

Words near gambrel roof in the dictionary

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

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