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noun

rooftop

ROOF-top
noun
1
The outer surface or top of a roof, especially as a place people can stand or gather.
"They watched the fireworks from a rooftop bar downtown."
"Solar panels covered most of the rooftop."

How to Use Rooftop

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe top surface of a roof, especially one used as a space for people, like a rooftop terrace.

Common pairings
rooftop bar rooftop garden rooftop view

Word Forms

rooftops plural

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Etymology

A straightforward compound of roof and top.

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