Audio English.net » Dictionary » M » Manifesto ... Mansard Roof

MANSARD ROOF

Dictionary entry overview: What does mansard roof mean?

• MANSARD ROOF (noun)
The noun MANSARD ROOF has 1 sense:

1. a hip roof having two slopes on each side

Familiarity information: MANSARD ROOF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MANSARD ROOF (noun)

Sense 1

mansard roof ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A hip roof having two slopes on each side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mansard; mansard roof

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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Make hay while the sun shines." (English proverb)

"Don't sell eggs in the bottom of hens" (Breton proverb)

"A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being." (Arabic proverb)

"Little by little the measure is filled." (Corsican proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0373 seconds