as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building the ski chalet features additional sleeping quarters in its cockloft, which is accessible through a pull-down ladder

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Recent Examples of cockloft Update City box 341 - 109 & 111 Chestnut St. Fire extended into the cockloft of both buildings. 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 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
  • This is an ideal pick for combination sleepers, who can adjust these pillows to suit their ideal loft depending on their needs.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The building would be surrounded on all four sides, sandwiched between the church and a ten-story MetroTech building, with the rowhouses in front and BellTel lofts in the back.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That 179-piece set recreates the scene in which the kids discover the treasure map in the attic of the Walsh family.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But sometimes these beneficial little mammals end up roosting inside our attics, barns, sheds, or other structures.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Cockloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockloft. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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