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shed roof

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noun

a roof having a single slope.

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Origin of shed roof

First recorded in 1730–40

Also called penthouse.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shed roof

He slid down from the shed-roof before she had time to thank him, and ran off through the darkness.
A Dog of Flanders|Louisa de la Ram, AKA uida
A shed-roof covered one side of the patio and under it were racks of equipment.
Jimsy and the Monsters|Walt Sheldon
Every shed-roof is the edge of an oblique Niagara of snow; every angle the center of a whirlpool.
Vandemark's Folly|Herbert Quick