hip roof

noun

Architecture.

1. a roof with sloping ends and sides; a hipped roof.

hip roof

noun

1. a roof having sloping ends and sides

Other Word Forms

• hip-roofed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hip roof¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Give serious consideration to a hip roof, if possible.

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With its honey-color cedar-plank exterior and a standing-seam aluminum hip roof, it still feels more organic than their firm’s work — and yet it has the same emphasis on craft and natural materials, most prominently wood.

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Gandhi conceived of the residence, a holiday home for a Swiss lawyer, as a classic hip roof separated from the boxy undergirding of a typical Nova Scotian house.

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“Imagine taking a look at a row of houses with, let’s say, these little mansard roofs or hip roofs in front,” he said.

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Outside, radiating eaves extend from the home’s broad hip roof to provide cover for various patios and an outdoor kitchen.

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