shed roof

noun

a roof having a single slope.

Also called penthouse.

Origin

1730-40

Examples from the web for shed roof

The main block of the house is covered by a gable roof with quite moderate slope, that extends to the west as a shed roof.
The two-story house has an attached rear section with a shed roof.
The shallow shed roof has a decorative railing around the perimeter with pineapple finials at the posts.
The entrance is sheltered by a broad shed roof supported by carved brackets.
The gable roof is covered with standing seam metal, painted brick red, as is the shed roof of the wing.
In addition, a shed roof replaces the original gable roof on the main building and the garage.
The four rooms enclosed by the shed roof across the south elevation represent a later addition.
It has a shed roof of corrugated iron, walls of drop siding, and stone piers.
The side gallery, which had a shed roof, had the same depth as that of the building's main unit.
Along the roofline a modem shed roof dormer is also evident and centered with a sliding window.