helm roof

helm roof

[′helm ¦rüf] (architecture) A steeply pitched roof with four faces rising from gables to a point.

helm roof

Four faces rest diagonally between the gables and converge at the top. See also: Roof

helm roof

helm roof A roof having four faces, each of which is steeply pitched so that they form a spire; the four ridges rise to the point of the spire from a base of four gables.