thatch roof

collocation in English

meaningsofthatchandroof

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thatch
noun
uk
/θætʃ/us
/θætʃ/
straw or reeds used to ...
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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 ofthatchandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Summit was divided into four rooms and likely enclosed by wattle-and-daub walls and athatchroof.
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Undivided summit likely enclosed with wattle-and-daub walls andthatchroof.
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The upper portion of the building would have had perishable pole walls and athatchroof.
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Four-tiered cobble and earthen platform with a small summit divided into two rooms and likely enclosed by wattle-and-daub walls andthatchroof.
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Summit likely enclosed by wattle-and-daub walls andthatchroof.
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The steepthatchroofoverhanging the house walls protects the interior from rain.
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The first building, a traditional circularthatchroofchurch, burnt down in 1950.
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It is constructed of a wooden frame with gabledthatchroofand walls of woven bamboo.
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The walls are made of vertical wood planks and bamboo and athatchroof.
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The house itself was built with face brick, has athatchroofand wooden window frames with shutters.
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In the farms and ranches, they tend to be more traditional and circular made of grass matted with mud, with athatchroof.
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The new building was of timber, with a lath and plaster exterior andthatchroof.
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Characteristic of the style, the distinctive roof is composed of wood shingles and rolled eaves that simulate athatchroof.
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The traditionalthatchroofhas been replaced in the late 20th century by corrugated tin sheets, and the timber or bamboo pillars by concrete ones.
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The city's old cathedral, a primitive adobe structure with athatchroof, had been severely damaged by a fire in 1574.
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Although it has undergone extensive reconstruction and its originalthatchroofhas been replaced with tile, the barn today represents that which existed in the 14th century.
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