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cockloft

noun

ˈkäk-ˌlȯft

Definition of cockloft

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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 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

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The second floor was rented to a series of young men, including a DJ, who used the 2,250-square-foot loft to his advantage.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Comella paid his fare at Canal Street — the driver would go no farther — and walked south on west Broadway, a thoroughfare of million-dollar lofts, to a point three blocks from the Trade Center.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of loft

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The floor plan included a fireplace, an attic, a basement with an outside entrance, a main level bedroom and full bathroom, as well as upper-level bedrooms and bathrooms.

— Michele Lerner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
So told him about how my right-hand man’s mom caught me 168 kilos in the attic.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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