roofline

noun

roof·​line ˈrüf-ˌlīn 

ˈru̇f-

: the profile of a roof (as of a house)

Examples of roofline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Installing houses beneath an overhanging roofline helps keep the bee homes dry. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026

Clean gutters regularly so water flows away from your house and doesn’t back up into the soffits and under the roofline. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026

This being Nantucket, the team contended with stringent zoning regulations governing building footprints, rooflines, and window heights; finessing the layout felt like expert-level Tetris. —David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026

Those drawn to that kind of fantasy retreat, however, might find a 1970s West Coast home—nestled into a granite boulder field and distinguished by a roofline with deep, scalloped eaves—an appealing alternative. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for roofline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine