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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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This gorgeous villa is ideal for entertaining, with 221 square meters of living space that includes three bedrooms, a loft, and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom casita.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two bedrooms are on opposite sides of the loft, one near the entrance and a slightly larger one with an adjoining bathroom and laundry room just off the living room.—
Roxana Popescu,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An investigation into what happened and why the children were in the attic was still underway, and authorities were still determining whether the matter was criminal or not, KRDO reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Severide mistook Carver for Damon, who had gotten separated from Clarence and made it to the attic, where he was crushed under the weight of the roof.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Cockloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockloft. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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