half-hipped roof


gambrel roof, gambrel

gambrel roof, 1 1. (US) A roof which has two pitches on each side; in Great Britain called a mansard roof.2. (Brit.) A roof which has a small gable near the ridge on one end; the part of the roof below the gable is inclined. Also see Dutch gambrel roof, English gambrel roof, Flemish gambrel roof, New England gambrel roof, Swedish gambrel roof.