MANSARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A hip roof having two slopes on each side

Synonyms:

mansard; mansard roof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mansard" 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"):

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

Derivation:

mansard ((of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper)

Meaning:

(of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper

Example:

the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hipped ((of a roof) sloping on all sides)

Derivation:

mansard (a hip roof having two slopes on each side)