mansard

/ˌmænˈsɑrd/
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Other forms: mansards

Definitions of mansard
  1. noun
    a hip roof having two slopes on each side
    synonyms: mansard roof
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    types:
    French roof
    a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular
    type of:
    curb roof
    a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge
  2. adjective
    (of a roof) having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper
    “the story formed by a mansard roof is usually called the garret”
    synonyms:
    hipped
    (of a roof) sloping on all sides
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