hip roof

or hipped roof

A four-sided roof having sloping ends and sides.

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hip roof

(Architecture) a roof having sloping ends and sides

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hip′ roof`

a roof with sloping ends and sides.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

hip roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides

hipped roof

roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

hip - (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof

Translations

hip roof

n (Archit) → Walmdach nt

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