roof garden
Americannoun
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a garden on the flat roof of a house or other building.
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the top or top story of a building, having a garden, restaurant, or the like.
noun
Etymology
Origin of roof garden
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Finally, the home features a stunning roof garden level that “crowns the mansion” and offers the perfect spot for sunbathing, gardening, or for hosting outdoor soirees in the summer.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025
The complex, in Bermondsey, has 59 flats plus communal facilities, including a roof garden, courtyard and community kitchen.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025
Unsurprisingly, given Halsey’s activist practice and rooted loyalties, the Met’s roof garden is functioning both as a landing pad and as a launchpad for her commission.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023
Another signal project, Birnbaum said, was the three-block-long roof garden at Robson Square, which she designed to link Erickson’s Law Courts building to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2021
He did not sleep that night, but sat up in his roof garden, watching his city, his beloved, dangerous city, and worrying about how he would live through the next day.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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