penthouse

penthouse
pent•house
[[t]ˈpɛntˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. -hous•es [[t]-ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]]
1) cvb archit. an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usu. set back from the outer walls
2) cvb archit. any specially designed apartment on an upper floor, esp. the top floor, of a building
3) bui archit. a structure on a roof for housing elevator machinery, a water tank, etc
4) archit. bui a sloping roof or a shed with a sloping roof projecting from a wall or the side of a building, as to shelter a door
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Etymology: 1520–30; alter. (by folk etym.) of ME pentis < OF apentiz=apent, ptp. of apendre to hang against

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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