MANSARD ROOF

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 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)