Penthouse

Word PENTHOUSE
Character 9
Hyphenation pent house
Pronunciations /ˈpɛnthaʊs/

Definitions and meanings of "Penthouse"

What do we mean by penthouse?

An apartment or dwelling situated on the roof of a building. noun

A residence, often with a terrace, on the top floor or floors of a building. noun

A structure housing machinery on the roof of a building. noun

A shed or sloping roof attached to the side of a building or wall. noun

The sloping roof that rises from the inner wall to the outer wall surrounding three sides of the court in court tennis, off which the ball is served. noun

In artillery, a frame structure sometimes used to protect a sea-coast gun-carriage from continuous severe weather: so made that it can quickly be put in place or removed. noun

A shed or sloping roof projecting from a main wall or the side or end of a building, and sometimes constructed over a door or window to protect it from the weather; an appentice. See also cut under appentice. noun

Anything resembling a penthouse, or occupying the same relative position with regard to something else. noun

To provide with a penthouse or sloping roof; shelter or protect by means of a shed sloping from the wall, or of something resembling it.

A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. noun

Leaning; overhanging. adjective

An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building. noun

An apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious. noun

Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court. noun

An apartment located on the top floors of a building noun

An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.

An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Sometimes these are located just under "penthouse mechanical" floors.

Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Penthouse

The word "penthouse" in example sentences

As a result of this gradual demotion to lower levels on the world’s luxury meters, the word penthouse may no longer suffice for that knock-me-out top-floor apartment. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

On the market less than one-week, this Lincoln Square penthouse is priced at a staggering $34.5 million. ❋ Grace Green (2010)

Yes | No | Report from hawg daddy wrote 34 weeks 1 hour ago penthouse is the way to go ❋ Unknown (2009)

Knight Frank The penthouse is listed with Knight Frank, starting at 19.7 million Swiss francs ($20.2 million). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thornsett Group The Leopold Village penthouse is one of six luxury ultra-modern penthouse triplexes on the ninth, 10th and 11th floors of the new Leopold Village development, in the heart of Brussels. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thornsett Group The Leopold Village penthouse is on the market for € 1.05 million ($1.7 million) through Thonsett Group, the developers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Thornsett Group The penthouse is based 10 minutes from Brussels Zaventem airport, while the Eurostar and Thalys station are less than 1.2 miles away. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Knight Frank With five ensuite bedrooms, a hammam and Jacuzzi, a private elevator, numerous balconies and terraces, and a Grand Piano as standard, the penthouse is made for a king. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Grosvenor says the penthouse is selling for HK$25,000 a square foot or about HK$208. 6 million (US$26. 9 million). ❋ Cathy Yan (2010)

Thornsett Group The penthouse is flooded with natural light from the double height ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The penthouse is now home to Primary Action, founded by Jeff Karinja. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The doorman is not on at this hour, so we call the penthouse, they buzz us in and send the elevator down. ❋ Vince Flynn (2006)

But every time I called the penthouse, some strange woman would hang up the phone, she explained. ❋ Melissa De La Cruz (2001)

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