释义 |
pent-roof|ˈpɛntruːf| [mod. f. pent- in penthouse + roof n.] A roof like that of a penthouse, sloping in one direction only; a shed-roof.
1835Court Mag. VI. 66/2 Her masts struck, her rigging down, and her hull covered in with a pent-roof thatch, from stem to stern. 1894H. Speight Nidderdale 373 A peculiar feature of this old homestead is an open pent-roof or arcade. |