Pent-roof
1pent roof — noun Etymology: pent short for penthouse : a roof sloping one way only called also shed roof * * * pent roof, a roof sloping in one direction only; shed roof. * * * n. a roof consisting of a single sloping surface Origin: mid 1 …
2pent roof — noun a roof consisting of a single sloping surface. Origin C19: from penthouse + roof …
3pent-roof — n. a roof sloping in one direction only. Etymology: PENTHOUSE + ROOF …
4pent-roof — n. Shed roof …
5Pent Roof — ♦ Lean to roof. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) Related terms: Pentice …
6pent-roof — A combustion chamber whose upper surface resembles a shallow peaked roof. Usually used with four valves per cylinder …
7pent-roof combustion chamber — A combustion chamber whose top is angled like a roof …
8roof — See pagoda style roof pagoda roof pent roof T bar roof …
9pent crown piston — A piston design with a sloping, pent roof shaped piston crown to improve the flow of the fuel/air mixture and to increase engine compression …
10pent|house — «PEHNT HOWS», noun. 1. an apartment or house built on the top of a building. 2. a small roofed structure over an elevator shaft, in which the motor, pulley wheels, and other mechanisms, are housed. 3. a sloping roof projecting from a building, as …
