roof

Signification

Noun

1. The external covering at the top of a building.
2. The top external level of a building.
3. The upper part of a cavity.
4. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
5. An overhanging rock wall.

Verb

1. To cover or furnish with a roof.
2. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
3. (slang) To put into prison, to bird.
4. To shelter as if under a roof.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹuːf/

Étymologie

From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”).

Phrases

An iron truss roof covers the building .

Un toit en fer à fer couvre le bâtiment.