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Definition of
rooftop noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
rooftop
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈruftɑp
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NAmE
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ˈrʊftɑp
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the outside part of the roof of a building
From the hill we looked out over the rooftops of Athens.
The prisoners staged a rooftop protest.
Idioms
shout, etc. something from the rooftops
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to talk about something in a very public way
He was in love and wanted to shout it from the rooftops.
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rooftop
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