This is a term I'd never come across until a few days ago. What is a catslide roof? Well, it's a roof that covers the outshot by a continuous extension of the main roof, often ending up six feet or less from the ground. Why is it a catslide: supposedly because cats get out on the roof, and when it rains they slide down to the ground. Hmm...
Here's an illustration:
What's an outshot? It's a building extension that gets covered by a catslide roof. As opposed to a lean-to, which doesn't: it has it's own roof which abuts the end wall.
On the more general subject of roofs, there's a great listing of types, with illustrations at:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Roof-Types. And more illustrations of common UK building definitions too.
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