shed roof
- a roof having a single slope.
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Origin of shed roof
First recorded in 1730–40
Also called penthouse.
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Examples from the Web for shed roof
Historical Examples
A shed-roof covered one side of the patio and under it were racks of equipment.
Jimsy and the MonstersWalt Sheldon
He slid down from the shed-roof before she had time to thank him, and ran off through the darkness.
A Dog of FlandersLouisa de la Ram, AKA uida
Every shed-roof is the edge of an oblique Niagara of snow; every angle the center of a whirlpool.
Vandemark's FollyHerbert Quick