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gambrel roof

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gambrel roof
n.
A two-sided roof with a double slope on each side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch.
gambrel roof
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Chiefly Brit a hipped roof having a small gable at both ends
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Chiefly US and Canadian a roof having two slopes on both sides, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper Compare mansard [1] Sometimes shortened to gambrel
gambrel-roofed  adj
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Noun1.gambrel roofgambrel roof - a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
gambrel
gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end


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Among the property's unique architectural characteristics are its richly carved stonework, two-story oriel window, gambrel roof framed by massive chimney stacks, and terra-cotta details including sunflowers, the trademark of its Queen-Anne style.
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