housetop
Americannoun
idioms
noun
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the roof of a house
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to announce (something) publicly
Etymology
Origin of housetop
Example Sentences
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Two generations later, during the Civil War, Moby-Dick author Herman Melville stood in the night on his Manhattan housetop as he watched the city burn.
From Time ● Sep. 19, 2014
The first shot sends a screaming firework over a housetop and into the trees.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011
Scarcely had she moved from the British-protected waters before her crew saw rockets flare from a housetop on the Rock.
From Time Magazine Archive
A cone on the housetop lets in air which settles evenly down in a slow draft.
From Time Magazine Archive
When she disappeared into the well of the stairs, Marsyas, glancing about him, saw on the housetop next to him Justin Classicus.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
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