shed roof
noun
a roof having a single slope.
Origin of shed roof
1First recorded in 1730–40
- Also called penthouse.
Words Nearby shed roof
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How to use shed roof in a sentence
Another was placed at the end that was to be the highest, so to give the right slope to the roof, which was a shed roof.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel WoodcockFor a summer camp, however, I have finally come to prefer the simple lean-to or shed roof.
Woodcraft and Camping | George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)And so, with the rain pattering down upon the shed roof, I left the old man to his wood-chopping.
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer | George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)He's slipped out over the shed roof, for his window's open; though I don't see how he dared drop to the ground.
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures | Alice EmersonPalmerston drove into the square shadow of the shed roof, and set his feet comfortably upon the dashboard while he waited.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories | Margaret Collier Graham
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