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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pent•house /ˈpɛntˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -hous•es. - Architecturean apartment on the roof of a building.
- Architectureany specially designed apartment on the top floor of a building.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pent•house (pent′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation - Architecturean apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- Architectureany specially designed apartment on an upper floor, esp. the top floor, of a building.
- Building, Architecturea structure on a roof for housing elevator machinery, a water tank, etc.
Also called pent, pen•tice (pen′tis).USA pronunciation a shed with a sloping roof, or a sloping roof, projecting from a wall or the side of a building, as to shelter a door.- Building, Architectureany rooflike shelter or overhanging part.
- Building, ArchitectureSee shed roof.
- Sport[Court Tennis.]a corridor having a slanted roof and projecting from three walls of the court.
- Vulgar Latin *-ātīcium, noun, nominal use of neuter of *-ātīcius, equivalent. to Latin -āt(us) -ate1 + -īcius adjective, adjectival suffix
- Old French apentiz, equivalent. to apent past participle of apendre to hang against (see appendant) + -iz (French -is)
- alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English pentis 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: penthouse /ˈpɛntˌhaʊs/ n - a flat or maisonette built onto the top floor or roof of a block of flats
- a construction on the roof of a building, esp one used to house machinery
- a shed built against a building, esp one that has a sloping roof
Etymology: 14th Century pentis (later penthouse, by folk etymology), from Old French apentis, from Late Latin appendicium appendage, from Latin appendere to hang from; see appendix |