tilt roof

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tilt roof - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tilt \Tilt\ (t[i^]lt), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish),
     teld, AS. teld, geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel.
     tjald, Sw. t[aum]lt, tj[aum]ll, Dan. telt, and AS. beteldan
     to cover.]
     1. A covering overhead; especially, a tent. --Denham.
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     2. The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
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     3. (Naut.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning
        extended over the sternsheets of a boat.
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     Tilt boat (Naut.), a boat covered with canvas or other
        cloth.
  
     Tilt roof (Arch.), a round-headed roof, like the canopy of
        a wagon.
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