Gambrel-roof
noun
1.
a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
Compare (def 1).
noun
1.
(mainly Brit) a hipped roof having a small gable at both ends
2.
(mainly US & Canadian) a roof having two slopes on both sides, the lower slopes being steeper than the upper Compare mansard (sense 1)
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