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rooftop

rooftop

144 1.2
The top surface of a building where people can stand
  • noun
  • /ˈruːfˌtɑːp/
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  • The party was held on the rooftop, providing a stunning view of the city skyline.
  • rooftop garden
  • rooftop solar
  • building rooftop

And Wang Sifu taught on a rooftop in downtown Orlando.

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Examples

  • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, if they existed at all, were a kind of rooftop garden.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And beyond the trees are the rooftops of tall buildings.

  • OK, so to end this video, we came here to a rooftop bar to get a beer.

  • You may want a rooftop facing to the South where the sun is.

  • This is my first time on a rooftop swimming pool.

  • The rooftop of the parking garage.

  • I'm on the rooftop at city hall.

  • They found him on a rooftop nearby.

  • Back at my favorite rooftop cafe, it's called Pancake Shop.

  • The sun had dipped below rooftops, and long shadows were creeping over the lawns and street.

    Fiction book (1990)

Idioms

8.3

Gray or white hair that appears with age

Compounds

A garden on the roof of a building where people grow plants or relax

How Steep

mansard roof
  • Specialized
1 8.1
gambrel
  • Specialized
9.9
gable roof
1 4.6
rooftop
144 1.2

Surface Forms

rooftop singular
rooftops plural

Morphology

rooftop = roof + top (transparent) = roof + top

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'roof' and 'top' denoting the uppermost surface of a building.

Etymology

Rooftop is made from two simple words, roof and top, so it literally means the 'top' surface of a building where people can stand or things can be placed.