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built-up roof

American  

noun

  1. a usually flat or slightly sloped roof that is covered with a special material applied in sealed, waterproof layers.

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The gravel on the built-up roof crunched in the darkness under my feet as I walked cautiously to the parapet and looked over its edge to the hunk of desert that stretched away toward Reno, out behind the motel.

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