A-frame

[ ey-freym ]

noun
  1. any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V, as V.

  2. a building constructed principally of such a frame, with a steep gabled roof resting directly on a foundation.

Origin of A-frame

1
First recorded in 1960–65

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British Dictionary definitions for A-frame

A-frame

adjective
  1. (of a house) constructed with an A-shaped elevation

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