hip-roof
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of roof: "hip-roof" refers to a roof that slopes downward from all four sides, meeting at the top in a ridge or a point, with no vertical ends or gables. It is characterized by having all sides sloped, unlike a gable roof which has two vertical ends.
Usage Examples
- (A roof sloping on all four sides, offering aerodynamic stability.)
- (A roof style with symmetrical slopes that enhance aesthetics.)
Advanced Usage
"Hip-roofed": an adjective form describing a building or structure that has a hip-roof.
- The hip-roofed barn stood sturdy against the storm. (The barn was constructed with a roof sloping on all sides.)
"Hip-roof truss": a specific type of structural framework used to support a hip-roof.
- The builder installed hip-roof trusses for additional strength. (Triangular frames designed for hipped roofs.)
Variants and Related Words
Hip (noun): the external angle at the junction of two sloping sides of a roof.
- The carpenter measured the hip where the two roof sections meet. (The ridge or corner formed by the roof slopes.)
Roof (noun): the covering of a building.
- The roof was damaged in the storm. (The top covering of a structure.)
Synonyms
- Hipped roof: an alternative term for "hip-roof," often used interchangeably in architectural contexts.
- Pyramid roof: a specific type of hip-roof where the slopes meet at a single point, forming a pyramid shape.
- The gazebo had a pyramid roof, a subtype of hip-roof. (A roof with four equal slopes converging at an apex.)
Related Idioms
- "Under one's hip-roof": a rare, poetic expression meaning within one's home or shelter.
- All the family gathered under the same hip-roof for the holidays. (Under the same roof, implying a shared dwelling.)
Phrasal Verbs
- "To hip-roof": (rare) to construct or cover with a hip-roof.
- They decided to hip-roof the new extension for better drainage. (To build a roof with sloped sides on all four faces.)