saddle roof
- noun
- Specialized
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techo a dos aguas
- The architect recommended a saddle roof to ensure proper rainwater drainage.
Examples
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Many barns in the region feature a classic saddle roof design.
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The old church has a traditional saddle roof with red clay tiles.
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What a beautiful saddle roof!
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The house has a beautiful saddle roof.
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Many barns in the region feature a classic saddle roof design.
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The architect recommended a saddle roof to ensure proper rainwater drainage.
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The old church has a traditional saddle roof with red clay tiles.
Synonyms
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A roof with two sloping sides that meet at the top, making a triangle at each end
A roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge and have a triangular wall at each end
A roof with two slopes meeting at a central ridge and pointed ends
How Steep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward noun+noun composition: 'saddle' evokes a characteristic curved/sloping shape and 'roof' names the building top, so the meaning 'a roof shaped like a saddle (two sloping sides meeting at a ridge)' is directly inferable from the parts. This shape-based naming follows common compounding patterns (and parallels like German Satteldach), making the sense predictable to B1 learners who know both words.
Etymology
The name saddle roof comes from the roof looking like a horse's saddle. It has two sloping sides that meet at a high middle 'ridge', like the seat of a saddle, so the term now means 'a roof with two sloping sides that meet at a ridge'.