curved roof

  • 71canopy — can|o|py [ kænəpi ] noun count 1. ) a cloth cover above something such as a bed or chair 2. ) a curved roof over part of a building 3. ) a mass of leaves and branches that form a cover high above the ground: the forest canopy 4. ) a transparent… …

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  • 72planetarium — plan|e|tar|i|um [ ,plænə teriəm ] noun count a building with a DOME (=curved roof) where lights in the ceiling represent the movement of the planets and stars …

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  • 73rotunda — ro|tun|da [ rou tʌndə ] noun count a round building or room, especially one that has a DOME (=a curved roof) …

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  • 74imbrication — (n.) 1640s, from Fr. imbrication, from L. imbricare to cover with tiles, from imbricem (nom. imbrex) curved roof tile used to draw off rain, from imber (gen. imbris) rain, from PIE *ombh ro rain (Cf. Skt. abhra cloud, thunder cloud, rainy weather …

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  • 75archway — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)tʃweɪ[/t]] archways N COUNT An archway is a passage or entrance that has a curved roof. Access was via a narrow archway …

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  • 76Dutch barn — noun Brit. a farm building comprising a curved roof set on an open frame, used to store hay …

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  • 77Dutch barn — noun (C) a farm building with a curved roof on a frame that has no walls, used for storing hay …

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  • 78pantile — noun (countable usually plural) a curved roof tile …

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  • 79archway — UK [ˈɑː(r)tʃweɪ] / US [ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ] noun [countable] Word forms archway : singular archway plural archways a curved roof over an entrance or passage …

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  • 80canopy — UK [ˈkænəpɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms canopy : singular canopy plural canopies 1) a cloth cover above something such as a bed or chair 2) a curved roof over part of a building 3) a mass of leaves and branches that form a cover high above… …

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