span-roofn.
/ˈspanruːf/ A roof consisting of two inclined sides.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > types of roof generally
vaulta1387
plat-roofa1425
pend1454
faunsere1460
compassed roofa1552
terrace1572
sotie1578
crown1588
arch-roof1594
arch1609
under-roof1611
concameration1644
voltoa1660
hip roof1663
French roof1669
oversail1673
jerkinhead1703
mansard1704
curb-roof1733
shed roof1736
gable roof1759
gambrel roof1761
living roof1792
pent roof1794
span-roof1823
wagon-head1823
azotea1824
rafter roof1825
rooflet1825
wagon-vault1835
bell-roof1842
spire-roof1842
cradle-roof1845
packsaddle roof1845
open roof1847
umbrella roof1847
gambrel1848
packsaddle1848
compass-roof1849
saddleback1849
saddle roof1850
curbed roof1866
wagon-roof1866
saw-tooth roof1900
trough roof1905
skillion roof1911
north-light roof1923
shell roof1954
green roof1984
knee-roof-
1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 593.
1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1304 When a building..has been made with a span-roof, sloping on both sides.
1901 J. Black Illustr. Carpenter & Builder Ser. 22 If the structure be independent or stand alone a ‘span’ roof (fig. 7) will be needed.
Derivatives
ˈspan-roofed adj. having a span-roof.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > roofed > in specific manner > specific
coupledc1384
thatched1467
stone-heled1578
slate-hung1648
slate-roofed1648
raftered1670
rafted1739
stob-thatched1792
reeded1819
hip-roofed1821
wagon-vaulted1835
span-roofed1842
saddle-backed1853
thatchy1864
tortoise-roofed1886
mansarded1890
monopitch1961
skillion-roofed1967
1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 611 They may also be grown as standards in a span-roofed house.
1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 432 The body of a church is span-roofed and its aisles shed-roofed.
1860 T. Rivers Orchard House 20 A span-roofed orchard house, 30 feet long, 14 feet wide.
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