Definition of "housetop" []

• The roof of a house. (noun)
• Shout To make known publicly. (idiom)

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• "We put a divan in this arbour, which overlooked the rushing river; and that and the housetop were our favourite places to smoke on cool summer evenings."
• "Mr. Pike paused at the for'ard end of the housetop and stood in a listening attitude."
• "But calculations of the potential energy available show that, yes, it can provide enough power, assuming we wish to the cover the state of Arizona with solar panels, along with every housetop in America."