saddleback (redirected from saddlebacked)

sad·dle·back  (sdl-bk)

n.

Any of various birds, fishes, and other animals having saddle-shaped markings on the back.

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saddleback

Noun

1. an animal with a marking resembling a saddle on its back

2. a hill with a concave outline at the top

saddle-backed adj

Thesaurus

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