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 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
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Noun
  • Both lofts can serve as bedrooms or storage areas, lending the home considerable flexibility for its size.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
  • The loft was also a short walk to CBGB, soon to become the proving ground of New York’s punk revolution and the Heads’ primary live performance venue at the start of their career.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Imprisoned Allied soldiers hid an entire airplane in the attic of Germany’s escape-proof Colditz Castle.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • Officials said the bear had likely climbed a ladder and squeezed into the attic before crashing down into the kitchen.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025

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“Cockloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cockloft. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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