housetop
noun
house·top
ˈhau̇s-ˌtäp 
: roof
especially
: the level surface of a flat roof
see also from the housetops
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Luke 12:1-5 essentially says what is whispered from the backrooms will be shouted from the housetop.
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 23 May 2022
All along the line of the march, citizens filled sidewalks balconies and housetops to get a glimpse of the procession.
—Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2018
Today, white successors in the Indians gazed from housetops, land points, and from airplanes at the sight.
—Magner White, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Aug. 2017
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 23 May 2022
All along the line of the march, citizens filled sidewalks balconies and housetops to get a glimpse of the procession.
—Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2018
Today, white successors in the Indians gazed from housetops, land points, and from airplanes at the sight.
—Magner White, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Aug. 2017
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housetop
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house·top
ˈhau̇-ˌstäp
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