A hip roof having two slopes on each side; SYN. mansard roof.
Kind of roof with two slopes, the upper being the less steep; garret formed within such roof.
Soba ili stan na tavanu, potkrovnica, potkrovlje; krov na prelom, na lakat, holandski krov (naziv po imenu pronalazača, fr. građevinara Fransoa Mansara (Fr. Mansard, 1598-1666). (fr.)
(Of a roof) Having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper