rooftop

name

1. Synonym of Roof, a Chinese constellation.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English roof English top English rooftop From roof + top.

1. The area atop a roof.

   “In love, however, women are brave. How many clamber over rooftops of houses and palaces, and are still doing it, when their lovers await them!”

   “Why do you think the rooftop of their apartment building is called "tar beach"? (Answers may vary.)”

2. The top layer of a roof; the material covering or composing a roof.

   “The house itself was a mound of red baked bricks and a tin rooftop.”