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SADDLEBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
Synonyms:
gable roof; saddle roof; saddleback; saddleback roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("saddleback" is a kind of...):
roof (a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)
Meronyms (parts of "saddleback"):
gutter; trough (a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)
ridge; ridgepole; rooftree (a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saddleback"):
gambrel; gambrel roof (a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
Synonyms:
saddle; saddleback
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("saddleback" is a kind of...):
mountain pass; notch; pass (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks)
