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/ˈruːfskeɪp/, /ˈrʊfskeɪp/, U.S. /ˈrufˌskeɪp/, /ˈrʊfˌskeɪp/ (A view presented by) an expanse of roofs; a scene or panorama of roofs; such a prospect regarded from an aesthetic aspect.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > view or scenery > others
street scene1673
skyscape1811
streetscape1833
cityscape1856
skyline1875
townscape1880
roofscape1891
roadscape1899
farmscape1922
manscape1927
slumscape1947
1891 W. P. Tilden Autobiogr. & Personal Tributes xiii. 169 The view from the elevated track is peculiar, not in landscape, but in roof-scape.
1928 Observer 22 July 9/3 It appears I do not mention certain roofs and arcades that Mr. Gwynn has seen. Let me inform Mr. Gwynn that every week..I pass twenty wonderful roofscapes which are probably quite unknown to Mr. Gwynn.
1954 L. P. Hartley White Wand 23 From my bedroom windows I enjoyed a roofscape. Domes and towers gave it grandeur and formal beauty, but what chiefly fascinated me was the roofs themselves.
1975 C. N. Manlove Mod. Fantasy vi. 215 The actual shape and relief of Sark are throughout close to what we are told of those of Gormenghast, with its long wings, its broken tower and its huge flat roofscapes.
2003 Archit. Rev. Jan. 27/3 (caption) With its gently undulating roofscape, Yokohama's new port terminal is intended to create civic spaces for different kinds of activities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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