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pavilion roof

pavilion roof

A roof hipped equally on all sides, giving it a pyramidal form
See also: Roof
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pavilion roof

1. A roof hipped equally on all sides, so as to have a pyramidal form; a pyramidal hipped roof.
2. A similar roof having more than four sides; a polygonal roof.
3. A steeply pitched hipped roof whose upper termination is usually a ridge somewhat shorter than the length of the building.
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A pavilion roof collapsed when Rangers fans celebrated at Kilmarnock.
Ben Duckett hit the first of four sixes conceded by overseas left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj over long-on and onto the pavilion roof.
Located on the banks of beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire, Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion is New England's premier outdoor venue with 6,000 seats under a large pavilion roof and a spectacular lawn seating area for an additional 2,000 patrons.
This one was four storeys tall with a pavilion roof, hanging-staircase, billiards room, library, well-lit bedrooms and Corinthian stone pillars.
The hosts were indebted to Colin Ingram, who scored a superb 142 featuring eight sixes - two of which struck the pavilion roof.
Whiteley rattled the pavilion roof with one of his two sixes but momentum was lost with White's double intervention and the challenge petered out with the last three wickets in five balls giving Gleeson five for 47, his best in professional cricket.
Ten runs were needed off the last over from Madziva and Naib got a boundary off an edge to third man and, after levelling the score with a brace of two runs, he hit the next ball to the Sharjah stadium's pavilion roof at square leg.
takes a tumble pavilion roof EASTENDERS (8pm BBC1) AFTER weeks of little hints that Sylvie Carter was at Babe's house, we, along with Mick and Shirley, got our first actual sighting of her last night.
But Gemma's voice in her head is still pushing her - and tonight it pushes her right off the cricket pavilion roof.
The Dingle takes a |tumble from the cricket pavilion roof
Meeting up with Lachlan at the cricket pavilion roof later, Belle proves she's prepared to do anything to get the photo of her trashing the store - including jumping off the roof.
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