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 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 Buildings have roof gardens and living walls, and pedestrian and bike paths thread through the green space, all of which should enhance quality of life for residents. Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2018 On The Met’s roof garden, there can be very high winds. Vogue, 15 Apr. 2024 The office was stuffed with perks meant to lure millennials: arcade games, dog-friendly policies, a roof garden, endless snacks. Curbed, 12 Dec. 2023 The first concerns are water and soot April 17, 2019 Early in the reconstruction, the design of the replacement spire was the subject of brief but passionate controversy, with proposals that included a sleek glass tower and a roof garden, even a beam of light in lieu of a structure. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023 The Depot also increased the city’s green space with its 16,000-square-foot roof garden, planted with 75 birches and 20 pine trees. Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023 The Vice Media headquarters in Williamsburg featured a roof garden, seltzer on tap, and the odd band playing in the lobby with free Vice-brand beer. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 June 2023 From left: a photo taken by John Rhoden of Richenda Rhoden on the roof garden of their home in 1975. Clio Chang, Curbed, 16 June 2023

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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 15 Jul. 2024.

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