pent roof
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pent roof — noun a roof consisting of a single sloping surface. Origin C19: from penthouse + roof … English new terms dictionary
pent-roof — n. a roof sloping in one direction only. Etymology: PENTHOUSE + ROOF … Useful english dictionary
pent-roof — n. Shed roof … New dictionary of synonyms
Pent Roof — ♦ Lean to roof. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) Related terms: Pentice … Medieval glossary
pent-roof — A combustion chamber whose upper surface resembles a shallow peaked roof. Usually used with four valves per cylinder … Dictionary of automotive terms
pent-roof combustion chamber — A combustion chamber whose top is angled like a roof … Dictionary of automotive terms
roof — See pagoda style roof pagoda roof pent roof T bar roof … Dictionary of automotive terms
pent crown piston — A piston design with a sloping, pent roof shaped piston crown to improve the flow of the fuel/air mixture and to increase engine compression … Dictionary of automotive terms
pent|house — «PEHNT HOWS», noun. 1. an apartment or house built on the top of a building. 2. a small roofed structure over an elevator shaft, in which the motor, pulley wheels, and other mechanisms, are housed. 3. a sloping roof projecting from a building, as … Useful english dictionary
pent- — combining form see penta * * * pent1 «pehnt», adjective, verb. –adj. closely confined; penned; shut: »pent in the house all winter. a) a past tense and a past participle of pen2: »as if he had in prison long been pent … Useful english dictionary
