Dutch barn

British  

noun

1. a farm building consisting of a steel frame and a curved roof

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Example Sentences

Rather, the idea is to keep the many layers and enhance them and their structures; a rustic Dutch barn imported to the site by Horniman and a Townsend-designed bandstand have been restored.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2012

"As broad as a Dutch barn" was a phrase that, when applied to the person of a man or woman, left room for little more to be said.

From In the Catskills Selections from the Writings of John Burroughs by Burroughs, John

These 'falls' were not perpendicular, but steep as the roof of a Dutch barn, and it was a great feat to climb them when the stream was low.

From Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod by Hammond, S. H. (Samuel H.)

The church, which is situated near the centre of the town, exteriorly resembles a huge Dutch barn.

From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin

In its midst was a Dutch barn, or hay-barrack, with movable top.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry