span roof

noun

a roof having two slopes of equal breadth and pitch meeting at a common ridge.

Origin of span roof

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby span roof

spanner, span-new, span of apprehension, span of attention, spanrail, span roof, span saw, spanspek, spansule, spanworm, spar

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Example sentences from the Web for span roof

Span-roof garden frame (fig. 12) may under some circumstances be useful as a substitute for the three-light frame.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
Or it may be because the full light of a span-roof is too strong in most situations.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
During the remainder of the year, they occupy a three-quarter span-roof house, in which an intermediate temperature is maintained.
Cactus Culture For Amateurs|W. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for span roof

span roof

noun

a roof consisting of two equal sloping sides

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单词	span roof
释义	span roof noun a roof having two slopes of equal breadth and pitch meeting at a common ridge. Origin of span roof First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby span roof spanner, span-new, span of apprehension, span of attention, spanrail, span roof, span saw, spanspek, spansule, spanworm, spar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for span roof Span-roof garden frame (fig. 12) may under some circumstances be useful as a substitute for the three-light frame. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7\|Various Or it may be because the full light of a span-roof is too strong in most situations. The Woodlands Orchids\|Frederick Boyle During the remainder of the year, they occupy a three-quarter span-roof house, in which an intermediate temperature is maintained. Cactus Culture For Amateurs\|W. Watson British Dictionary definitions for span roof span roof noun a roof consisting of two equal sloping sides Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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