thatched roof
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthatchedandroof
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thatched
adjective
uk/θætʃt/us/θætʃt/
A thatched roof is made from straw or reeds; a thatched building has a roof that is made from straw ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk/ruːf/us/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofthatchedandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Two flanking doorways are decorated as if they were the entrances tothatchedroofhouses.
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We should not imagine that, because a cottage has athatchedroofand looks very nice, it is a good place to live in.
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Improvement grants can be paid for the replacement of athatchedroofby a roof of more durable and fireproof material.
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It was an old-fashioned cottage, built about 100 years ago, with athatchedroof.
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Do they mean a tin roof, an earth roof, athatchedroof, or one with straw or bags on it?
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I remember that at home we spent £3,000 on restoring a stable building with athatchedroof.
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The sight of a cottage with athatchedroofand roses over the porch in a charming country village is a modern phenomenon.
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It will take seven years of the rent of that cottage to pay for thatthatchedroof.
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In relation to the far east, we are all aware that we live in a global economy, and one with athatchedroof.
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There is no information as to the setting fire to athatchedroofby a flame rocket.
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During early tests those islanders were kept in a village meeting house withthatchedroofand roll down canvas sides.
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When athatchedroofis replaced with one of a different reed, it has been claimed that the new type of reed alters the roof rather than repairs it.
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It had athatchedroof.
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Or else we see, instead of thethatchedroofmade from materials on the spot, those monstrosities, asbestos tile roofs appearing like pale pink armadillos all over the countryside.
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Thethatchedroofwas replaced in 1988 after a fire.
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The inn caught fire in 1922, 2004, and again in 2009, the last fire burning about 30% of thethatchedroof.
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The south aisle, built in the early 13th century, is narrow as it once had athatchedroof, hence its falling roofline.
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This upper portion is covered by athatchedroofof the grass the area is named for.
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