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gambrel roof

noun as in pitched roof

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Two large windows, one in each end of the gambrel roof, afforded light and air.

The gambrel roof appeared before the eighteenth century and was commonly used in New England farmhouses.

The next roof-form, built from early colonial days, and popular a century ago, was what was known as the gambrel roof.

The gambrel roof had a certain grace of outline, especially when joined with lean-tos and other additions.

It was quite an old frame-building, two stories high, with a gambrel roof and tall chimneys.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gambrel roof, such as: angled roof, gable roof, hipped roof, and lean-to roof.

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