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Roofing

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.
  2. The process of constructing a roof or roofs.
  3. A way of travel which consists in clambering over the roofs of skyscrapers.

Equivalents

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Examples

“As towns continue⟳ to grow⟳, replanting vegetation has become⟳ a form⟳ of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last⟳ year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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