rooftop

[ UK /ɹˈuːftɒp/ ]
[ US /ˈɹufˌtɑp/ ]
NOUN
  1. the top of a (usually flat) roof
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How To Use rooftop In A Sentence

  • The lags staged the rooftop protest during a sunny spell and refused to come down. The Sun
  • The Duke has also opened up the rooftops, offering glorious views of church spires and domes. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pair escape to his rooftop garret and, free from the cares of the world, begin a passionate love affair.
  • So high that it preserves the view across the rooftops from the apartments opposite?
  • Venetians cheered from the rooftops as the docks burnt but the medieval city escaped damage. Times, Sunday Times
  • Part of the thrill is eluding the proctors who scan the rooftops late at night, listening for the scrape of heels.
  • Washing happened in an enormous sink on the rooftop or in the compound, scrubbed in cold water and using a special detergent and a stiff brush on a corrugated washboard.
  • For the first time in 80 years, three of the four processions for the end of Holy Week, Semana Santa, were cancelled, thanks to mad billows blowing over every banner and stanchion and cordon, rain guttering from every rooftop, children's fingers growing waxy. Wind and heavy rain greet Britons who headed for Spanish sun at Easter
  • We run across the rooftop hand in hand and then soar into the air.
  • It's nice to think of them picturing Father Christmas and his sleigh whooshing across frosty rooftops, as opposed to me thrashing my way around a soulless out-of-town shopping centre.
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