Definition of saddleback Saddleback

sad•dle•back

We found 15 definitions of saddleback from 4 different sources.

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What does saddleback mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: saddlebacks

saddleback - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
  saddle
saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
  gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof
  roof a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
  gambrel, gambrel roof a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper
  gutter, trough a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • saddleback (Noun)
    A saddle- shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
  • saddleback (Noun)
    A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
  • saddleback (Noun)
    Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on its back.
  • saddleback (Noun)
    An anticlinal.
  • saddleback (Noun)
    The great black-backed gull .
  • saddleback (Adverb)
    Saddle-backed.
  • saddleback (Adjective)
    saddle-backed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • saddleback (a.)
    Same as Saddle-backed.
  • saddleback (n.)
    Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
  • saddleback (n.)
    The harp seal.
  • saddleback (n.)
    The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
  • saddleback (n.)
    The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.

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