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

Architect John Irving designed each structure to sit within the dune contours rather than on top of them, rooflines covered with native grasses, nothing above the ridgeline. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

In place of the squardrop-style slope at the front of the roofline, this one is a pure, uninterrupted box, ensuring that the full amount of headroom is available from the back door to the front wall. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

The walls are cedar, the roofline is gabled, and boxwood hedges fence off terraces, putting it on a shortlist of quaint homes planted atop conventional New York buildings. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026

As with all supercars, the Nuvolari has multiple blind spots, and a camera stands in for a rearview mirror, since the low roofline and grates over the engine block sight lines completely. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 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
• brucine
• byline