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mansard roof

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A roof having two slopes on each side, the lower one having a steeper pitch than the upper; this increases the volume of the enclosed space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A steeper roof that terminates into a flat roof at its high point.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a hip roof having two slopes on each side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mansard

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: curb roof

Narrower terms: French roof

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: манса́рда (mansárda) — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Bulgarian: манса́рда (mansárda) — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Finnish: aumattu taitekatto — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • German: Mansarddach — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Indonesian: atap prancis — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Macedonian: манса́рда (mansárda) — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Polish: mansarda — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Russian: манса́рда (mansárda) — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Serbo-Croatian: манса́рда — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Serbo-Croatian: mansárda — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Swedish: brutet tak — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope
  • Ukrainian: манса́рда (mansárda) — a roof with a shallower slope descending into a steeper slope