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awningsnoun	A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
canopiesnoun	The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
overhangsnoun	(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
roofnoun	(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
eavesdropverb	(ambitransitive) To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
soffitnoun	(architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
parapetnoun	A low protective wall.
rooftopnoun	(somewhat formal) The area atop a roof.
edge ventingnoun	(roofing) The practice of providing regularly spaced or continuously protected openings along a roof edge or perimeter, used as part of a ventilation system to dissipate heat and moisture vapor.
ceilingnoun	The overhead closure of a room.
pent roofnoun	A sloping roof with a singular surface.
roofspacenoun	The space inside a roof (between the roof and the ceiling).
deck roofnoun	(architecture) A nearly flat roof that is not surmounted by parapet walls.
jettynoun	(architecture) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
deckheadnoun	(nautical) The underside of a deck (equivalent to a ceiling).
vaultnoun	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
awningnoun	A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
roofletnoun	A small roof or covering.
ossaturenoun	A skeletal framework; an underlying structure.
overcroftnoun	A room between the vaulting and the roof of a church