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roofless

[ roof-lis, roof- ]

adjective

  1. having no roof.
  2. without the shelter of a house:

    roofless refugees.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of roofless1

First recorded in 1600–10; roof + -less

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Example Sentences

The veranda, roofless and open to the bitter blue sky where the seasonal gu rains sputter, serves as a makeshift neonatal ward.

An entire section of the roof ripped off, leaving passengers exposed as though sitting on the top deck of a roofless tour bus.

The walls, though roofless, were still standing, so that one could gain a good idea of the original plan of the castle.

In the roofless structure was found a sarcophagus bearing the name of Alexander, and probably once containing his ashes.

He fastened the horse under a half-roofless shed, and wrapping Charity in his coat ran with her to the house.

Broken furniture still stood in the roofless rooms, and in front of a battered bureau Henri paused.

They climbed the broken staircase and stared toward the break in the poplar trees, from the roofless floor above.

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