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penthouse

(penthaʊs)
Word forms: plural penthouses
countable noun [oft NOUN noun]
A penthouse or a penthouse apartment or suite is a luxurious flat or set of rooms at the top of a tall building.
...her swish Manhattan penthouse.
...his penthouse flat in Chelsea.

penthouse in British English

(ˈpɛntˌhaʊs)
noun
1. 
a flat or maisonette built onto the top floor or roof of a block of flats
2. 
a construction on the roof of a building, esp one used to house machinery
3. 
a shed built against a building, esp one that has a sloping roof
4.  real tennis
the roofed corridor that runs along three sides of the court
Word origin
C14 pentis (later penthouse, by folk etymology), from Old French apentis, from Late Latin appendicium appendage, from Latin appendere to hang from; see appendix

penthouse in American English

(ˈpɛntˌhaʊs)
noun
1. 
a small structure, esp. one with a sloping roof, attached to a larger building
2. 
a sloping roof, or, sometimes, an awning, etc. extending out from a wall or building
3. 
a. 
an apartment or other houselike structure built on the roof of a building
b. 
a luxury apartment on an upper floor, esp. the top floor of a building
Word origin
altered (infl. by house) < pentice < ME pentis, penthouse < MFr apentis < ML appenticium < LL appendicium, lit., an appendage < L appendere: see append

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Examples of 'penthouse' in a sentence
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They include penthouse apartments, one of which has underground parking and a direct lift to the top - a criteria he said was essential.
The Sun (2016)
They include penthouse apartments, one of which has underground parking and a directlift to the top - a criteria he said was essential.
The Sun (2016)
The penthouse apartment has three bedrooms and twin balconies.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Styles range from regular to penthouse suites.
The Sun (2011)
Perhaps he is still feeling sore after he was forced earlier this month to remove a giant hot tub from his penthouse roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Apparently, he recently hired a crane to fit a hot tub on to his penthouse roof.
The Sun (2013)
Cops seized the haul in a Whitechapel penthouse flat.
The Sun (2009)
They buy a penthouse apartment together and Big proposes!
The Sun (2008)
They are expected to search his penthouse apartment in Leeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A rich man jumps from a penthouse roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And he has put more money into a prestige hotel in London where he will shortly move into the penthouse suite.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I love the penthouse suites at the Mirage.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A penthouse in the building will set you back 140m.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A rumoured 135 million has been paid for one of the penthouses.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The three remaining penthouses range from 5 million to 7 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We live in an old factory, a penthouse, two floors with a gigantic roof terrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We weren't disappointed: the hotel gave us its penthouse suite for our remaining five nights.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The price puts a value of up to 84 million on the four, huge penthouse suites.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There was nowhere for the coach to stop outside the block containing a penthouse overlooking Hyde Park.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Large penthouse apartments from 240,000.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A three-bedroom penthouse with roof terrace Where is it?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A penthouse suite in Moldova's finest hotel?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a sunny morning in London and the pair of us are sitting in a very grand penthouse hotel suite in the middle of Soho.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

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penthouse

British English: penthouse NOUN
A penthouse or a penthouse apartment or suite is a luxurious flat or set of rooms at the top of a tall building.
...her swish Manhattan penthouse.
  • American English: penthouse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cobertura
  • Chinese: 顶层豪华公寓
  • European Spanish: penthouse
  • French: appartement de luxe en attique
  • German: Penthouse
  • Italian: attico
  • Japanese: ペントハウス
  • Korean: 펜트하우스
  • European Portuguese: cobertura
  • Latin American Spanish: penthouse

Chinese translation of 'penthouse'

penthouse

(ˈpɛnthaus)

n (c)

  1. 屋顶(頂)公寓 (wūdǐng gōngyù) (套, tào)
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