Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
rooftop [roof-top, roo f-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the roof of a building, especially the outer surface.
Origin of rooftop First recorded in 1605–15; roof + top1 Examples from the Web for rooftop Contemporary Examples of rooftop
Flash says it after watching Arrow swing off a rooftop; Arrow says it seconds later as he watches Flash run away.
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Sujay Kumar
October 7, 2014
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
Rooftop solar—individual homeowners putting generating systems on their roofs—is also booming in Arizona.
The Daily Beast
September 8, 2014
Shots were fired from the rooftop of the burning building and paramedics said at least five people were killed by gunfire.
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Jamie Dettmer
May 3, 2014
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
Historical Examples of rooftop
It was moved to the edge of the light circle which was the bowl on that rooftop of Urtraria.
Harl Vincent
He hovered above, and dropped, light as a feather, upon the rooftop.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930
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Miela turned and shouted something to the girls on the rooftop.
Ray Cummings
Mobs of citizens choked the alleys, and every rooftop was full.
Leigh Brackett
Near by, a light roused a rooster on some rooftop to let out a loud call.
Allan Chase
British Dictionary definitions for rooftop rooftop noun
- the outside part of the roof of a building
- shout from the rooftops to proclaim (something) publicly
Idioms and Phrases with rooftop rooftop
see shout from the rooftops.