Meaning

3 senses

  1. A sloping roof with a singular surface.

  2. A short roof appended to the side of a building, particularly a barn.

  3. A penta engine, also known as a pent-roof combustion chamber.

Origin

Shortened from penthouse roof.

Shortened from penthouse roof.

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Forms

plural: pent roofs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pensionB2pensionerpensivepentagonB2penthouse

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