gambrel roof

noun
a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one. Compare mansard ( def 1 ).

Origin:
1755–65, Americanism

gam·brel-roofed, adjective
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gambrel roof
 
n
1.  chiefly (Brit) a hipped roof having a small gable at both ends
2.  chiefly (US), (Canadian) Compare mansard a roof having two slopes on both sides, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper
 
'gambrel-roofed
 
adj

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Example sentences
The gambrel roof has a large center ridge and a cross-gabled cupola with
  shutter vents adds character.
The gambrel roof lines of the three sections of the house run north-south.
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The barn is two stories with a gambrel roof, and board and batten siding.
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