"span roof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: span roofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} span roof (plural span roofs)
  1. A common roof, having two slopes and one ridge, with eaves on both sides.
    Sense id: en-span_roof-en-noun-KKz67QSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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