pavilion roof

noun

1. a pyramidal hip roof.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pavilion roof¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In a swing almost identical to his titanic BP drive two days prior, he launched a ball that darn near clipped the pavilion roof again, a 469-foot moonshot that landed in the concourse above the seats in right.

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Kyle Schwarber had two home runs including one that seemed to disappear off the right-field pavilion roof.

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Solar panels have been installed on the pavilion roof and native trees were planted beyond the boundary rope field to better soak up excess water, with the grass wildflowers left to grow and rewild with reduced mowing and trimming.

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My best memories of Gas Works Park are of stepping up off the ground to climb up the piping under the pavilion roof.

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These included medieval paintings at Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough, World War One graffiti at Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire, and the Archer Pavilion roof at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, which needed securing.

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