Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
lean-to .
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- noun Alternative form of
pent roof .
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Examples
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The farthest western reach of the telegraph lines in 1847 was Pittsburg, with three-ply iron wire mounted on square glass insulators with a little wooden pentroof for protection.
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He turned aside, and, finding it empty, stood under the pentroof for shelter.
Stories by English Authors: England Thomas Hardy 1884
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Flat-top piston and pentroof combustion chamber deliver an 11: 1 compression ratio
Top Speed Maxx Biker 2010
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Flat-top piston and pentroof combustion chamber deliver an 11: 1 compression ratio
Top Speed 2010
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