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gambrel roofs

gambrel roofs is the plural of gambrel roof.

Meaning of gambrel roof

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

Questions about gambrel roofs

What is gambrel roofs the plural of?
Gambrel roofs is the plural of gambrel roof.

Words near gambrel roofs in the dictionary

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

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