rooftree

English Thesaurus

1. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	beam,
definition	:	long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof,
definition	:	a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end (noun.artifact)