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Definition: FLAT ROOF |
FLAT ROOF1. (Arch.) (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some Oriental buildings. (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material as allows the water to run off freely from a very slight inclination. |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | A slightly sloped roof, usually with a tar and gravel cover. Most commercial buildings use this kind of roof. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: FLAT ROOF |
| English words defined with "FLAT ROOF": car port, carport ♦ Deck roof ♦ roof garden. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "FLAT ROOF": Grumbo ♦ inverted roof ♦ upside-down asphalt roof. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The rain poured down on the nearly flat roof of the boxcar |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "FLAT ROOF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
French | toit plat. (various references) | |
German | flachdach (terrace). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 陸屋根 , 平屋根 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ひらやね, ろくやね. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atflay oofray.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-f-l-o-o-r-t" | |
-3 letters: afoot, aloft, aloof, float, floor, flora, flota, loofa, offal, tolar. | |
-4 letters: alto, farl, faro, flat, foal, fool, foot, fora, fort, frat, loaf, loft, loof, loot, lota, oral, raff, raft, rato, rolf, roof, root, rota, rotl, roto, taro, toff, tola, tool, tora, toro. | |
-5 letters: aff, aft, alt, arf, art, far, fat, for, fro, lar. | |
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