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| pent·house [ pént hòwss ] (plural pent·houses [ pént hòwzəz ]) |
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1. rooftop dwelling: an expensive and comfortable apartment on the top floor of a building or built on the roof
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often used before a noun
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  a penthouse apartment
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2. housing for service equipment: a structure on the roof of a building to house elevator machinery, a water tank, or other service equipment
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3. adjoining roof or shed: a sloping roof, or a shed with a sloping roof, built against the outer wall of a building
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4. roofed corridor: in court tennis, a roofed corridor that runs along three sides of a court
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| [14th century. Alteration (influenced by house) of Anglo-Norman pentiz "lean-to," shortening of Old French apentis< Latin appendere "hang onto" < pendere "hang"] |
