pointed roof

collocation in English

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pointed
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔɪn.tɪd/us
/ˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/
A pointed object has a thin, sharp end or becomes much narrower at ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofpointedandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was topped with 50 ton limestone slabs forming apointedroof.
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Thepointedroofwas added in restoration works beginning in the 1870s.
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In 1900 the tower received itspointedroofreplacing the former cap.
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They all have a round shape, white colour and apointedroofand very small windows.
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In 1659, a clocktower was built on the east bastion; itspointedroofwas replaced in 1760 with an onion dome.
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It features a corner turret with apointedroofand a wraparound porch.
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A turret can have a circular top with crenellations as seen in the picture at right, apointedroof, or other kind of apex.
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Thepointedroofof the tower has four smaller towers in each corner.
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It can have a flat roof but usually has apointedroofor other kind of apex over.
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Its most prominent feature is the clock tower, a four-plus story square tower topped by apointedroofwith gables.
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The church tower used to act as a cannon platform, it was later given apointedroof.
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At this time new windows were built into the church and a tallpointedroofadded to the bell tower.
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The tower was initially topped with a highpointedroof, which was later replaced with a lower one.
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Then an enormous arch of brick 3 feet thick was built over thepointedroofto support the core of the pyramid.
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It features an octagonal tower with a tallpointedroof.
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The gate has a large,pointedroofcovered in shingles.
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The timber-work over the gate, with its highpointedroofand small pinnacle, is very picturesque.
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An octagonal staircase tower topped with apointedrooflinks the levels together.
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It has two projecting gabled pavilions and a three-story octagonal turret covered by apointedroof.
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The keep was set up with a historicistpointedroof.
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