slate roof

collocation in English

meaningsofslateandroof

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slate
adjective
uk
/sleɪt/us
/sleɪt/
of a colour similar ...
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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 ofslateandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslate roof

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In the distance a sweep shouts, gesticulating, from a chimney-top, while two cats on a dampslateroofspit and shriek.
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Traditional massing and cool grey limestone walls, oak posts and naturalslateroofreflect a concern with regional typologies, craft techniques and materials.
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We have heard about how aslateroofwill last for about 150 years.
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Many people prefer aslateroof, but few can afford such roofs nowadays.
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You find a plainslateroofwith a single gable and a door, with one window on one side and one on the other.
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It may be that aslateroofinstead of a roof of corrugated sheeting will have a very different effect on the landscape.
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Owing to the high price of zinc it seemed expedient to sell that roof and put on aslateroofin its place, and this was done.
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The house is constructed of hammer-dressed sandstone, with aslateroof.
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The main block has a piended (hipped)slateroof, while the single-storey wings have skew (sloping) gables.
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It has a steepslateroofand is topped with a copper flche.
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It is constructed in brick, has aslateroof, and consists of a rectangular building with a service wing at right angles.
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The station exterior is constructed of sandstone with aslateroof, while the interior features rough wood paneling.
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The main block is constructed of brick on a fieldstone foundation, five bays in length, two deep, with an originalslateroof, built about 1807.
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A brick parapet and pentslateroofcame in the next decade.
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