pyramidal hipped roof

pyramidal hipped roof

Same as a pavilion roof. See also: Roof

pavilion roof

1. A roof hipped equally on all sides, so as to have a pyramidal form; a pyramidal hipped roof. 2. A similar roof having more than four sides; a polygonal roof. 3. A steeply pitched hipped roof whose upper termination is usually a ridge somewhat shorter than the length of the building.