saddleback
n.
animal (fish, bird or other vertebrate) or object that have a low and hollow back that looks like a saddle
Saddleback
In general, a saddleback is the shape of a
saddle. In mathematics, the term is often used incorrectly to mean a
saddle point.Saddleback is also an alternative name for:
Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CaliforniaSaddleback Memorial Hospital Laguna Hills, CaliforniaSaddleback Lanes Mission Viejo, California
Saddleback Church pastored by Rick Warren in Lake Forest, California
Blencathra, a mountain in the English Lake District.the Saddleback or
Tieke, a bird found in New Zealand.A traditional
gable roof (not a saddle shape at all), particularly when such a roof sits atop a tower.
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saddleback
Noun
1. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
(synonym) saddle
(hypernym) pass, mountain pass, notch
2. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
(synonym) gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof
(hypernym) roof
(hyponym) gambrel, gambrel roof
(part-meronym) gutter, trough
Saddleback
(n.)
The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.
(n.)
The harp seal.
(n.)
The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
(n.)
Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
(a.)
Same as Saddle-backed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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