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[ roof-top, roof- ] / ˈrufˌtɒp, ˈrʊf- /
nounthe roof of a building, especially the outer surface. Origin of rooftopFirst recorded in 1605–15; roof + top1 Words nearby rooftoproof of tympanum, roof plate, roof rack, roof rat, roofscape, rooftop, rooftree, rooibos tea, rooikat, rooinek, rook Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rooftopFlash says it after watching Arrow swing off a rooftop; Arrow says it seconds later as he watches Flash run away. ‘The Flash’ Review: Teen Angst Gets a Comic Book Quickie|Sujay Kumar|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST 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. Impotent U.S. Airstrikes, Passive Turks and an ISIS Triumph|Jamie Dettmer|October 3, 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 Shots were fired from the rooftop of the burning building and paramedics said at least five people were killed by gunfire. Carnage in Ukraine: Dozens of Pro-Russia Activists Die in Odessa|Jamie Dettmer|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in 43 states, utilities are required to buy the power that a rooftop system produces but does not use. Solar Power Burns Old Utilities’ Business Models|Daniel Gross|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Without a familiar tree or rooftop silhouetted against it, the sky was a vast and awesome thing. The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard 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 From that rooftop, David of Trebizond had watched the heckling, the throwing of garbage and dung, the sudden killings. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea Standing beside him on the rooftop of the building, Kurkil spoke in a whisper, asking a question that had been better unasked. Thompson's Cat|Robert Moore Williams He kept shuttling back and forth between the tower and rooftop two stories below, where his men were deployed. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea
British Dictionary definitions for rooftop
nounthe 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 Idioms and Phrases with rooftop
see shout from the rooftops. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |