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hipped end [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

[The] triangular portion of the roof covering the sloped extremity of a hip roof.

OBS

Hip - The external angle at the junction of two sloping roofs or sides of a roof. Contrast with valley. A hipped roof has four sloping sides that meet in four hips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

portion triangulaire du toit recouvrant l'extrémité en pente d'un toit en croupe

DEF

Pan de toiture rampant à l'extrémité d'un comble. La croupe peut être triangulaire, ou trapézoïdale; elle est délimitée par deux arêtirer et un égout.

Spanish

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