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Penthouse

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Noun

1. penthouse

an apartment located on the top floors of a building

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Penthouse

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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

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Penthouse

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noun
1. 
a small structure, esp. one with a sloping roof, attached to a larger building
2. 
a sloping roof, or, sometimes, an awning, etc. extending out from a wall or building
3. 
a. 
an apartment or other houselike structure built on the roof of a building
b. 
a luxury apartment on an upper floor, esp. the top floor of a building

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Penthouse

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n.
1.
a. An apartment or dwelling situated on the roof of a building.
b. A residence, often with a terrace, on the top floor or floors of a building.
c. A structure housing machinery on the roof of a building.
2. A shed or sloping roof attached to the side of a building or wall.
3. Sports The sloping roof that rises from the inner wall to the outer wall surrounding three sides of the court in court tennis, off which the ball is served.

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