hipped roof

English

Noun

hipped roof (plural hipped roofs or hipped rooves)

1. (architecture) Synonym of hip roof
   • 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 42, photo caption:

     Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear.

References

• “hipped roof”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.