| 释义 |
skillion roof /skɪljən ˈruːf /noun Australian / NZA sloping roof: the tilt of the skillion roof exposes a strip of glazing to the western sky...- To emphasise the building's presence and public function, the skillion roof of the single-storey mess is raised towards the street.
- Upstairs, the rooms are the roof, which is neither an erased or lost space—as with skillion roofs—nor a space of dust and insulation.
- Each pavilion has what Australians call a skillion roof rising to the north and the sun.
Origin Mid 19th century: from skillion 'a lean-to structure'. |