Definition of penthouses Penthouses
/pɛˈnthawˌsɪz/ - [pentawsiz] - pent•hous•es
We found 3 definitions of penthouses from 2 different sources.
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What does penthouses mean?
Wiktionary 
- penthouses (Noun)
Plural of penthouse.
Part of speech
🔤- penthouses, noun, plural of penthouse.
WordNet
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| penthouse - an apartment located on the top floors of a building |
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Wiktionary
- penthouse (Noun)
An outhouse or other structure especially one with a sloping roof attached to the outside wall of a building. - penthouse (Noun)
An apartment or suite on the top floor of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious. - penthouse (Noun)
Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- penthouse (n.)
A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building, as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively. - penthouse (a.)
Leaning; overhanging.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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penthouse
pent′hows, n. a shed projecting from or adjoining a main building: a protection from the weather over a door or a window: anything resembling a penthouse.—v.t. to provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar. [A corr. of pentice, which is from Fr. appentis—L. appendicium, an appendage.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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penthouse
A shed hanging forward in a sloping direction from the main wall of a place.
Part of speech
🔤- penthouse, noun, singular of penthouses.
