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Recent Examples of cockloft
Update City box 341 - 109 & 111 Chestnut St. Fire extended into the cockloft of both buildings.
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Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
The fire was found in an apartment on the sixth floor of the building and quickly spread to the area between the apartment ceiling and the roof, known as the cockloft, according to the FDNY.
—Amanda Jackson and Rob Frehse, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021
In a balloon-frame structure, a fire that starts in the basement and gets into the chase space can run all the way to the cockloft—the cramped, unusable space between the topmost ceiling of a building and the roof—without any fire-stop in between.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
When the fire reaches the cockloft, the top of the roof explodes and shoots out flames.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
The fire was found in an apartment on the sixth floor of the building and quickly spread to the area between the apartment ceiling and the roof, known as the cockloft, according to the FDNY.
—Amanda Jackson and Rob Frehse, CNN, 7 Apr. 2021
In a balloon-frame structure, a fire that starts in the basement and gets into the chase space can run all the way to the cockloft—the cramped, unusable space between the topmost ceiling of a building and the roof—without any fire-stop in between.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
When the fire reaches the cockloft, the top of the roof explodes and shoots out flames.
—Nathaniel Penn, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockloft
Noun
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Two presidential-style loft suites have access to the rooftop pool.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
16 July 2025
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There are also two guest cabins, each with two bedrooms and lofts, plus a 2,548-square-foot lodge outfitted with a chef’s kitchen, gym, game room, and home office.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
Noun
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This can mean shifting out-of-season clothes up high in your closet, to shelves slightly out of reach or to another location like an attic or basement.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
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There were other problems in the attic, in the garage and in the backyard.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 July 2025
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“Cockloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockloft. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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