saddleback

(ˈsædəlˌbæk)

1. (Zoology) a marking resembling a saddle on the backs of various animals

2. (Breeds) a breed of black pig with a white band across its back

3. (Animals) a rare bird of New Zealand, Philesturnus carunculatus, having a chestnut-coloured saddle-shaped marking across its back and wings

4. (Architecture) another name for saddle roof

5. (Geological Science) another name for col¹

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Noun	1.	saddleback - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) saddle mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
	2.	saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof gambrel, gambrel roof - a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper gutter, trough - a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater ridgepole, rooftree, ridge - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

Translations

lordosi sella tetto a schiena d'asino

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