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cockloft

/kok-lawft, -loft/US // ˈkɒkˌlɔft, -ˌlɒft //UK // (ˈkɒkˌlɒft) //

阁楼,阁楼上,舱室,鸡舍

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Older Use.

    • : a small loft or attic above the highest finished ceiling of a building.
    • : a completely enclosed space between rafters and a suspended ceiling.

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Examples

  • This hasty and guarded conversation was carried on between two plebe cadets who had met in a corridor of the academy "cockloft."

  • A ladder connected with a hole in the roof enabled you to reach the cockloft, the guest room of the establishment.

  • The hand of improvement touched Cockloft Hall shortly after.

  • In a single-room cabin there usually is a cockloft, reached by a ladder, for storage, and maybe a bunk or two.

  • Hark ye, Captain, dost thou know who last inhabited this old cockloft?