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Definition of unroof in English: unroofverb ʌnˈruːf [with object]Remove the roof of. the wind was strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses Example sentencesExamples - The damage ranges from a house being unroofed at St Mary's to trees being uprooted throughout the state.
- Our house was partially unroofed, the slates lay thick upon the ground.
- In the outer parts of the town there was a greater number of cabins completely unroofed and rendered uninhabitable.
- Only 12 houses in the town of 3500 residents survived being blown flat or unroofed, and damage was also widespread in Cairns, Babinda, and on the Atherton Tableland.
- It was accompanied by a rapid temperature drop, and a squally wind change strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses.
Definition of unroof in US English: unroofverb [with object]Remove the roof of. the wind was strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses Example sentencesExamples - It was accompanied by a rapid temperature drop, and a squally wind change strong enough to uproot trees and unroof about 50 houses.
- Our house was partially unroofed, the slates lay thick upon the ground.
- Only 12 houses in the town of 3500 residents survived being blown flat or unroofed, and damage was also widespread in Cairns, Babinda, and on the Atherton Tableland.
- In the outer parts of the town there was a greater number of cabins completely unroofed and rendered uninhabitable.
- The damage ranges from a house being unroofed at St Mary's to trees being uprooted throughout the state.
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