atap
- noun
- Philippine
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atap
- We built an atap in our backyard to enjoy the shade during the hot summer days.
Examples
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The beach atap provided a nice spot for picnics away from the sun.
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The children played happily under the atap while their parents relaxed nearby.
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The construction of the ocean harbor magnified the spatial segregation of product and transportation technologies, already embodied in the separate but spatially contiguous coastal and atap harbors of the pioneer period.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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3.2
A large waterproof sheet that covers things from rain
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4.1
A cover over an area that protects from rain or sun
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5.5
A small covered structure with open sides in a garden or park where people sit to rest
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3.2
A cover attached to a building that protects from sun or rain
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9.3
An open shelter with a roof of dried palm leaves for shade at beaches
An outdoor structure with a roof that gives shade in a garden or park
A man-made shelter that protects people from bad weather or attack
How Sheltered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Atap also comes from Malay and Indonesian and means a small shelter with a roof of 'palm leaves'. So an atap is a simple open-sided hut that gives shade and protects people from rain.