| 单词 | loft conversion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasloft conversion loft conversion n. (a) chiefly North American the conversion and partitioning of (the top floor of) an industrial building or warehouse into commercial or (more usually) residential space; a residential apartment created in this way; (b) chiefly British the adaptation of an attic into a living space, esp. a bedroom. ΚΠ 1960 N.Y. Times 28 Oct. 51/1 Loft Conversion Planned... The building, which is occupied largely by furniture manufacturers, will be converted into showrooms for the decorator trade. 1968 Times 10 Aug. 23/5 (advt.) Loft conversions, home extensions and conservatories. Tailor made to suit your home. 1977 N.Y. Times 19 Aug. b4/3 Extension of the loft-conversion privileges of SoHo district south of Greenwich village to boroughs other than Manhattan. 1991 HomeFlair Mar.–Apr. 37/1 (caption) Independent teenagers can have their own bedsits with a loft conversion. 2005 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 29 Apr. a1 Reinvigorating old Edmonton structures, including..several loft conversions in the warehouse district. < as lemmas |
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