mansard roof
A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upperA roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.
» A single house can have a French-inspired mansard roof, Grecian columns, and English Tudor-inspired timbering.
В одном и том же доме может иметься французская мансардная крыша, греческие колонны и деревянные конструкции в стиле эпохи Тюдоров в Англии.
Meaning
2 sensesA roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.
a hip roof having two slopes on each side
A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point.
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манса́рдаmansárda
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Examples
1 sentencesA single house can have a French-inspired mansard roof, Grecian columns, and English Tudor-inspired timbering.
ruВ одном и том же доме может иметься французская мансардная крыша, греческие колонны и деревянные конструкции в стиле эпохи Тюдоров в Англии. — Wezel
Translations
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Forms
plural: mansard roofs| Singular | mansard roof |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a hip roof having two slopes on each side:mansard