Gambrel definition the hock of an animal especially of a horse.
Gambrel roof meaning.
The usual architectural term in eighteenth century england and north america was dutch roof the upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle while the lower slope is steep.
A two sided roof with a double slope on each side the lower slope having the steeper pitch.
Gambrel roof definition is a roof with a lower steeper slope and an upper less steep one on each of its two sides.
A gambrel or gambrel roof is a usually symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes on each side.
Architecture chiefly brit a hipped roof having a small gable at both ends 2.
Architecture chiefly us and canadian a roof having two slopes on both sides the lower slopes being steeper than the upper.