MANSARD ROOF

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hip roof having two slopes on each side

Synonyms:

mansard; mansard roof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mansard roof" is a kind of...):

curb roof (a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mansard roof"):

French roof (a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular)

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