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cockloft

noun

ˈkäk-ˌlȯft

Definition of cockloft

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 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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Extol the poet’s life, but Meyers is revealed to live in an ostentatious loft bought by rich parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Also in the house is, of all synthezoids, Ultron (James Spader), Vision’s genocidal nemesis — frenemy would be the better word here — held as a sort of prisoner in a loft space filled with art and television sets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Lansford said he was never contacted by the builder to come back and finish that job, and that at some point workers covered the vents in the attic with foam insulation.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The plan could include more efficiency programs, like curtailing data center operations on hot days and paying residential customers to insulate their attics.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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