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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈpɛnthaʊs/ · UK /ˈpenthaʊs/
penthouse means: An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.
noun
An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.
- They live in a penthouse.
- The penthouse has a terrace overlooking the city.
- Two penthouses on the top floor are for sale.
A sloping roof along the side of a court used for the traditional game called real tennis.
- The ball struck the penthouse.
- Her serve bounced off the penthouse into the court.
- The old court’s penthouses needed repair.
verb
To shelter something with a small roof that slopes down from a wall.
- They penthoused the entrance against the rain.
- The builder will penthouse the doorway.
- The wall had been penthoused with timber.
Questions about penthouse
What does penthouse mean?
An apartment at the top of a tall building, often large, expensive, and offering excellent views.
What is penthouse in other languages?
Türkçe: çatı katı dairesi · Español: ático · Français: appartement de dernier étage · Deutsch: Penthouse · Italiano: attico · 日本語: ペントハウス
How do you pronounce penthouse?
In American English /ˈpɛnthaʊs/; in British English /ˈpenthaʊs/.
How do you use penthouse in a sentence?
They live in a penthouse. The penthouse has a terrace overlooking the city.
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