A-frame

An architectural house style featuring steeply-angled sides (roofline) that usually begin at or near the foundation line, and meet at the top in the shape of the letter A. An A-frame ceiling can be open to the top rafters.

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

A-frame (noun)

a support structure shaped like the letter A

a building typically having triangular front and rear walls and a roof reaching to or nearly to the ground

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