span roof

American

noun

a roof having two slopes of equal breadth and pitch meeting at a common ridge.

span roof British

noun

a roof consisting of two equal sloping sides

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Etymology

Origin of span roof

First recorded in 1815–25

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Kilnhouse, New Village, N. J.—In constructing a kiln house for a cement works one story columns with bracket tops and 50-ft. span roof girders were molded on the ground and erected as single pieces.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette

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