hip roof

Also called: mansard roof (US)

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roof with four sloping (pitched) surfaces, pyramidal in shape, and with level eaves all round
See Figure A.27

A hip roof on a rectangular plan has two triangular sloping roofs at the short sides (hip ends) and two trapezoidal sloping roofs at the long sides.

See also: helm roof; pyramid roof

Figure A.27: Roof types

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