rooftop

[ roof-top, roof- ]

/ ˈrufˌtɒp, ˈrʊf- /

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noun

the roof of a building, especially the outer surface.

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Origin of rooftop

First recorded in 1605–15; roof + top¹

Words nearby rooftop

roofless, roofline, roof rack, roof rat, roofscape, rooftop, rooftree, rooibos tea, rooikat, rooinek, rook

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How to use rooftop in a sentence

Come nightfall, a fire pit on the rooftop deck makes for the ideal hangout.
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One of the reasons I wanted you on here is because you have ideas around rooftop farming.
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Gotham Greens, a company that grows produce indoors, set up what it touted as the world’s largest rooftop greenhouse.
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The company said people nearby should avoid being outside at ground level, on rooftops or balconies, or near open windows during the implosion.
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The rooftop fan provides airflow and cooling, while the LEDs give off plenty of light.
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Flash says it after watching Arrow swing off a rooftop; Arrow says it seconds later as he watches Flash run away.
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We stood on the rooftop of a derelict farmhouse meters away from a Turkish tank and a razor wire fence marking the end of Turkey.
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In fact, Devonshire has more rooftop solar installations than any other region in England.
It’s Always Sunny In England|The Daily Beast|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rooftop solar—individual homeowners putting generating systems on their roofs—is also booming in Arizona.
Panel Discussion|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We think this can open up rooftop solar to an entirely new class of customer,” Rumido adds.
Panel Discussion|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miela turned and shouted something to the girls on the rooftop.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings
The slope of hillside rising abruptly behind us held another house just above the level of the rooftop we were on.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings
I went to the Capri rooftop to go swimming, and went to the Nacional to go swimming once.
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From the rooftop of the residence, Mayan ruins are visible as earthen mounds in the midst of maguey plantings.
The Haciendas of Mexico|Paul Alexander Bartlett
He remained crouching before the window, as though he had been watching a procession in a street, from some rooftop.
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British Dictionary definitions for rooftop

rooftop

/ (ˈruːfˌtɒp) /

noun

the outside part of the roof of a building

shout from the rooftops to proclaim (something) publicly

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with rooftop

rooftop

see shout from the rooftops.