Ridgepole - The horizontal beam at the ridge of a roof, to which rafters are attached.
Ridge Rafter - The wooden member supporting rafter-ends at the ridge of a roof.
Rise - The vertical distance from one stair tread to the next.
ridgepole, rooftree, ridge - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
Translations ...
Ridge board / ridgepole / ridgepiece: A horizontal timber at the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened
Ridge crest: The ornamentation of the ridge of a roof ...
Lacking both bracketing and trussing, the ridge is supported by a beam or ridgepole held up by fat posts at the middle of each gabled end; the forked rafters, joining atop the ridgepole, exert no outward thrust.
Modest forms of bungalows also have these features:
1-1.5 stories long, rectangular volumes
ridgepole perpendicular to the street
hipped roofs small front porches ...
 See also: Ridge, Gable, Beam, Rafter, Rafters
  
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