roof garden

noun

: a restaurant or nightclub at the top of a building often in connection with or decorated to suggest an outdoor garden

Examples of roof garden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web At one point, designs included a roof garden on the southeastern side, a café, and even a nightclub on the bottom floor. Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2024 There are also fitness facilities, roof gardens, laundry services, a game room, an apparel shop, a hair salon, a post office, a health clinic, a multi-faith center, a mindfulness center and a nightclub (but no alcohol). Mark Zeigler, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024 Boasting eight bedrooms, five full bathrooms and three half baths across five stories and a basement, the home provides more than 9,000 square feet inside with more than 2,000 square feet outside on multiple terraces, a ground-floor garden and a roof garden. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024 The Mandarin Oriental, Munich has the sexiest cocktail bar in town in the form of Orly, bright airy rooms, and a roof garden for summertime mahjong. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for roof garden 

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Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of roof garden was in 1895

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“Roof garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roof%20garden. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

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