A two sided roof with a double slope on each side the lower slope having the steeper pitch.
Gambrel roof meaning.
The usual architectural term in eighteenth century england and north america was dutch roof the upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle while the lower slope is steep.
Gambrel roof n 1.
Architecture chiefly us and canadian a roof having two slopes on both sides the lower slopes being steeper than the upper.
A hipped roof having a small gable at both ends meaning pronunciation translations and examples.
Gambrel roof definition a gable roof each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one.
A gambrel or gambrel roof is a usually symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes on each side.