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hip roof

American  

noun

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


hip roof British  

noun

  1. a roof having sloping ends and sides

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of hip roof

First recorded in 1720–30

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Give serious consideration to a hip roof, if possible.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2023

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.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2020

But ask the difference between a gabled roof and a hip roof, when apple season ends, or how to rid your basement of spiders, and only Google will answer.

From Slate Nov. 23, 2018

A white clapboard structure with a brick foundation, the house is notable for its broad hip roof balanced by two large chimneys.

From Washington Post Mar. 21, 2018

The hip roof of the building is crowned by a monitor top, which admits light into the art room below.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various

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