Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gambrel roof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: gam-brel roof
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.

Example Sentences

"It was certainly a depressing place, with a huge, gambrel roof which came down over the upper windows and nearly obscured them."

Inflected Forms

gambrel roofs (plural)

Phrases

gambrel-roofed

Synonyms

curb roof gambrel

Questions

What does gambrel roof mean?: A roof design having two slopes on the sides and gables in the ends.

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