Meanings
nounhip roof (plural hip roofs)
plural hip roofs
- A roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top
Synonyms: hipped roof
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA roof formed from inclined, planar ends and sides, joined at their edges to form hips, the longer sides forming a ridge at the top
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Translations
Finnish aumakatto
- aumakattoroof shape
German Walmdach
- Walmdachroof shape
Hungarian kontytető
- kontytetőroof shape
Russian четырёхска́тная кры́ша, ва́льмовая кры́ша
- четырёхска́тная кры́ша (četyrjoxskátnaja krýša)roof shape
- ва́льмовая кры́ша (válʹmovaja krýša)roof shape
- шатро́вая кры́ша (šatróvaja krýša)roof shape
Thai ปั้นหยา
- ปั้นหยา (bpân-yǎa)roof shape
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APA
hip roof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20roof
MLA
“hip roof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20roof. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hip roof,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hip%20roof.
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