penthouse
penthouse Lexical Profile
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• noun
An apartment or suite of rooms on the top floor of a tall building, typically luxurious and set back from the outer walls to provide a surrounding terrace.
"The penthouse on the fortieth floor offered panoramic views of the city skyline."
A structure on the roof of a building used to house elevator machinery, air-conditioning equipment, or stairwell access.
"The technicians climbed up to the mechanical penthouse to inspect the elevator motors."
An attached shed, lean-to, or sloping roof projecting from the wall of a main building to provide shelter.
"Stacked firewood was kept dry beneath the wooden penthouse built against the stone barn."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English pentis ('attached shed or lean-to'), borrowed from Old French apentis, from Late Latin appendicium ('appendage'). In the 16th century, the word was reshaped by folk etymology under the influence of the English words 'pent' (sloping) and 'house'.