pitched roof

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pitched roof [¦picht ′rüf]

(building construction)

A roof that has one or more surfaces with a slope greater than 10°.

A roof that has two slopes meeting at a central ridge.

pitched roof

1. A steep gable roof having the same pitch on each side of a central ridge.

2. Occasionally, a synonym for a gable roof.

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