metal roof

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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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 ofmetalandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Repointed brickwork and boarding display themselves outside, and the new industrialmetalroofis functional and unobtrusive.
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A strong chief would have been burned out often enough to re-build with ametalroof.
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It has red board-and-batten siding and a standing seammetalroof.
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The original slate roof was replaced with ametalroofin the 1980s, which was in turn replaced in 2012.
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Behind the hoop shop is the swine house, a one-story frame saltbox building withmetalroofand board-and-batten siding.
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The company arranged to place a newmetalroofon the building.
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Erected in 1984, it replaced an earlier timber structure and is constructed largely from brick with a slopingmetalroofsupported by ten posts.
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The tents have ametalroofand are of two stories.
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Adjacent to the church was the convent, which was built of rubble with ametalroof.
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Constructed on a limestone foundation, it is built of brick and covered with ametalroof.
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Galvanic corrosion is a primary concern withmetalroofmaintenance.
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It sits on a raised brick basement and has a shallow-pitched, standing-seammetalroof.
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Since this had occurred on numerous occasions before, it was replaced by a more permanentmetalroof.
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The tower is covered with a flatmetalroof.
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Built in 1855, the house is constructed of concrete on a foundation of sandstone and topped with ametalroof.
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The structure had ametalroofpainted green to mimic tile.
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The church had a square, louvered bell tower with an octagonalmetalroof.
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