rooftop
Americannoun
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rooftops
plural
noun
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the outside part of the roof of a building
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to proclaim (something) publicly
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rooftop
Example Sentences
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A third of households already use rooftop solar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
She said the shopping centre's rooftop was "a great spot".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Concierge service is available 24 hours a day, and common areas include a fitness center, an entertainment lounge, children’s playroom, dog spa, and a rooftop terrace outfitted with grilling stations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
It was nearly a half decade ago that Lincoln Riley, dressed in a slick blue suit and glossy cardinal tie, stood atop the Coliseum’s rooftop deck, grinning as he gazed out across the field below.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Ryoichi Usuzawa and Taro had been rescued from the rooftop of a floating house by firefighters, who took them to an evacuation center at a local community hall.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
We take you inside the daily lives of the workers keeping AI online, from engineers checking rooftops for bird damage to technicians hunkering down on cots during extreme weather to keep servers running 24/7.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Seeing the houses go down, seeing neighbours we know - their rooftops just burning, the whole street covered in smoke," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Every night, when summer heat and blackouts make sleep impossible at home, Cubans head for rooftops, porches and public spaces where they can catch a breeze.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sky was a perfect blue, but everywhere else you looked, snow had covered rooftops, parked cars, and driveways.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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