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penthouse

[pent-hous]

noun

plural

penthouses 
  1. an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.

  2. any specially designed apartment on an upper floor, especially the top floor, of a building.

  3. a structure on a roof for housing elevator machinery, a water tank, etc.

  4. Also called pentice.Also called pent.a shed with a sloping roof, or a sloping roof, projecting from a wall or the side of a building, as to shelter a door.

  5. any rooflike shelter or overhanging part.

  6. shed roof.

  7. Court Tennis.a corridor having a slanted roof and projecting from three walls of the court.



penthouse

/ ˈɛԳˌʊ /

noun

  1. a flat or maisonette built onto the top floor or roof of a block of flats

  2. a construction on the roof of a building, esp one used to house machinery

  3. a shed built against a building, esp one that has a sloping roof

  4. real tennis the roofed corridor that runs along three sides of the court

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • penthouselike adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of penthouse1

First recorded in 1520–30; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English pentis, from Old French apentiz, equivalent to apent, past participle of apendre “to hang against” + -iz ( French -is ), from unattested Vulgar Latin -īܳ, noun use of neuter of unattested -īܲ, equivalent to Latin -(ܲ) past participle suffix + -īܲ adjective suffix; appendant, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of penthouse1

C14 pentis (later penthouse, by folk etymology), from Old French apentis, from Late Latin appendicium appendage, from Latin appendere to hang from; see appendix
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We went on her cruise in April last year with Michael McDonald and we got a penthouse suite, and she was not far from us and our butler got her autograph.

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The 10-unit, stucco structure surrounds an open courtyard and is topped by an extensive penthouse where “Wizard of Oz” Tin Man Jack Haley once lived.

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The carpets, lighting and houseplants may be new, but the penthouse feels lived-in and familiar, as comforting as her beloved Zuse, who made the trek back to Los Angeles with her.

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Some conservatives were upset by his choice to shun such trappings as richly adorned papal vestments and the lavish apartment in the penthouse of the Apostolic Palace.

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The design of the coin is based on one of Lennon's most famous portrait photographs, taken on the roof of his penthouse in New York City, six years before he was shot dead.

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