unroofed

Examples

• All

• Families lived in these unroofed enclosures.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Then the fear of the strength of the water and of being unroofed in the wet current drove me, walking and thrashing with my hands, nervously back to the shallows in the center of the reeds...

  Fiction book (1991)

• The master, He dwelt in himself like a Rook in an unroofed tower.

• But they are unroofed, unfloored, even if stiffly (or stilly) present.

  Fiction book (1991)

• He is deposited on the pante, the unroofed drying platform, where the climactic moments of spiritual communication of many rituals occur.

  Academic text (1991)

• For a variety of reasons, however, most archaeologists now envision Woodhenge, the Southern Circle, and other oak henges as unroofed arrays of posts.

  Academic text (2008)

• The children played in the unroofed courtyard, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.

• After the storm, the old barn remained unroofed, exposing its wooden beams to the elements.

• The ruins of the ancient temple were unroofed, allowing visitors to see the sky through its open spaces.

Synonyms

R

roofless

vsunroofed

2 4.1

With no top covering so rain and wind can get in

is a more formal or technical label for the same condition

H

hypaethral

vsunroofed

• Archaic

9.9

A building open to the sky with no roof

is broader, meaning any building that lacks a roof covering

U

unsheltered

vsunroofed

5.4

Without a safe place to stay and exposed to the weather

refers to a physical structure missing its roof rather than human exposure

Antonyms

R

roofed

2.5

A building with a covering on top like tiles or thatch

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology