Rooftop vs Rooftop - What's the difference?
rooftop | rooftop |
Atop a roof; on a roof
:: —Thailand's Islands and Beaches , Lonely Planet
(somewhat formal) The area atop a roof
:: —Multicultural Books for Primary Grades , Liz Rothlein
the top layer of a roof, the material covering or composing a roof
:: —The Chocolate Shop Perverts , Ernest Alanki
Atop a roof; on a roof
:: —Thailand's Islands and Beaches , Lonely Planet
(somewhat formal) The area atop a roof
:: —Multicultural Books for Primary Grades , Liz Rothlein
the top layer of a roof, the material covering or composing a roof
:: —The Chocolate Shop Perverts , Ernest Alanki
In altname|roof terms the difference between rooftop and rooftop
is that rooftop is (roof) while rooftop is (roof).As proper nouns the difference between rooftop and rooftop
is that rooftop is (roof) while rooftop is (roof).rooftop
English
Adjective
(-)- In recent years, we've seen Bangkok become the unofficial rooftop bar capital of the world.
Noun
(en noun)- Why do you think the rooftop of their apartment building is called "tar beach"? (Answers may vary.)
- The house itself was a mound of red baked bricks and a tin rooftop .
Usage notes
As it refers specifically to the area atop the roof or to the top area of the roof, "rooftop" is not always synonymous with the entire "roof". For instance, "the rooftop blew off the house" would (probably unintentionally) imply some lower level of the roof remained. Compare similar location words such as desktop.Synonyms
* roofDerived terms
* shout from the rooftops * rooftop of the world, an epithet of Tibetrooftop
English
Adjective
(-)- In recent years, we've seen Bangkok become the unofficial rooftop bar capital of the world.
Noun
(en noun)- Why do you think the rooftop of their apartment building is called "tar beach"? (Answers may vary.)
- The house itself was a mound of red baked bricks and a tin rooftop .