Meanings
nounpent roof (plural pent roofs)
plural pent roofs · alternative pentroof
- A sloping roof with a singular surface.
- A short roof appended to the side of a building, particularly a barn.
- automotiveA penta engine, also known as a pent-roof combustion chamber.
Origin
Shortened from penthouse roof.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 楔形燃燒室 /楔形燃烧室
- 楔形燃燒室 /楔形燃烧室 (xiēxíng ránshāoshì)engine type
Dutch lessenaarsdak
- lessenaarsdaksloping roof with a singular surface
Finnish pulpettikatto, sivukatos
- pulpettikattosloping roof with a singular surface
- sivukatosshort roof appended to the side of a building
- vinokoneengine type
Polish dach jednospadowy, dach jednospadowy
- dach jednospadowysloping roof with a singular surface
- dach jednospadowyshort roof appended to the side of a building
- dachowa komora spalaniaengine type
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APA
pent roof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pent%20roof
MLA
“pent roof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pent%20roof. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pent roof,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pent%20roof.
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