pent roof

pent roof
noun
Etymology: pent short for penthouse
: a roof sloping one way only — called also shed roof

* * *

pent roof,
a roof sloping in one direction only; shed roof.

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n. a roof consisting of a single sloping surface
Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from + roof

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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