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hip roof

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hip roof or hipped roof
n.
A four-sided roof having sloping ends and sides.

hip roof
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a roof having sloping ends and sides
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Noun1.hip roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sideship roof - a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides
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
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hip roof
n (Archit) → Walmdach nt


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In the spirit of authenticity, John and Audrey chose not to add modern utilities, but instead to refurbish and repair all of the fireplace-work in the house, including the huge center chimney that runs through the hip roof.
Innovations in engineering and design have produced a wide variety of choices, and among them you''ll find slip and platform docks, hip roof docks, gable roof docks, and sundeck docks.
Roof Work Two men will frame and put in place 600 linear feet of 2 x 6 inch or 2 x 8 inch rafters in one day on a plain gabled roof; in a hip roof, including framing for deck, when there is one, 250 feet, running measure, is a good day''s work for one man.
 
 
 
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