gambrel roof

English

Noun

gambrel roof (plural gambrel roofs)

A barn with a gambrel roof

1. A roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.

   Synonym: curb roof

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     It was certainly a depressing place, with a huge, gambrel roof which came down over the upper windows and nearly obscured them.

Derived terms

• gambrel-roofed

Translations

roof design

• Finnish: mansardikatto (fi)