rooftop

American  

[roof-top, roof-] / ˈrufˌtɒp, ˈrʊf- /

noun

1. the roof of a building, especially the outer surface.

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rooftop British  

/ ˈruːfˌtɒp /

noun

1. the outside part of the roof of a building

2. to proclaim (something) publicly

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rooftop Idioms  

1. see shout from the rooftops.

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Etymology

Origin of rooftop

First recorded in 1605–15; roof + top ¹

Example Sentences

We listened from our hotel balcony as chants of "God is greatest" rose from rooftops and roared from windows.

From BBC

As the sun sets across the city, on every rooftop we can see families and friends, laughing, shouting, watching as kites zig zag, circle, and soar through the city's skies.

From BBC

Some residents including children and elderly people were stranded on rooftops before being rescued, at times in small boats.

From Barron's

And if there was any chance I had hers too, then I was ready to shout it from the rooftops because as far as I was concerned she was the prettiest girl in Ghana.

From Literature

Over the rooftops flew a now familiar horselike creature, its wings beating in the air.

From Literature