roof garden

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noun

a garden on the flat roof of a house or other building.

the top or top story of a building, having a garden, restaurant, or the like.

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Origin of roof garden

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby roof garden

rood screen, rood spire, roof, roof-deck, roofer, roof garden, roofie, roofing, roofing nail, roof iris, roofless

How to use roof garden in a sentence

It had 720 cramped rooms, but the shared spaces were luxe and plentiful and included a roof garden, solarium, library, gymnasium, swimming pool, music and art studios, TV room, dining room and coffee shop.
The hotel that nurtured ambitious women and their New York dreams|Mary Jo Murphy|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
They went up in the passenger elevator in the main building of the plant to a sort of glassed-in roof garden.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
It had an indescribable roof garden cadence, and I found myself humming it delightedly.
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines|Florence Kimball Russel
The New Yorker sat at a roof-garden table, ingesting solace through a straw.
Sixes and Sevens|O. Henry

Me and Andy put up at a hotel that was built like something between a roof-garden and a sectional bookcase.
The Gentle Grafter|O. Henry
Bobs own testimony, as to certain occurrences on that memorable roof-garden evening, wouldnt amount to much.
Nothing But the Truth|Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for roof garden

roof garden

noun

a garden on a flat roof of a building

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