| 释义 |
span-roof|ˈspænruːf|
[span n.1]
A roof consisting of two inclined sides.
1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 593. 1881 Young Every Man his own Mech. §1304 When a building..has been made with a span-roof, sloping on both sides. 1901J. Black's Carp. & Build. 22 If the structure be independent or stand alone a ‘span’ roof (fig. 7) will be needed.
attrib.1851B'ham & Midl. Gardeners' Mag. May 65 A span-roof pit is the most suitable for this purpose. 1881Blackmore Christowell i, It was a long, low, span-roof house. Ibid. vii, His span-roof forcing-house.
Hence ˈspan-roofed a., having a span-roof.
1836Parker Gloss. Archit. (1850) I. 432 The body of a church is span-roofed and its aisles shed-roofed. 1842Loudon Suburban Hort. 611 They may also be grown as standards in a span-roofed house. 1860T. Rivers Orchard House 20 A span-roofed orchard house, 30 feet long, 14 feet wide. |
