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sawtooth roof

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sawtooth roof [′sȯ‚tüth ′rüf]
(architecture)
A roof form having a succession of monitors in sawtooth shape.
sawtooth roof
section through a sawtooth roof
A roof system having a number of parallel roof surfaces of triangular section with a profile similar to the teeth in a saw; usually the steeper side is glazed and often faces north.
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