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PRONUNCIATION OF COCKLOFT

cockloft  [ˈkɒkˌlɒft] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKLOFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cockloft is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCKLOFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cockloft in the English dictionary

The definition of cockloft in the dictionary is a small loft, garret, or attic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKLOFT


aloft
əˈlɒft
Ashcroft
ˈæʃkrɒft
Cockcroft
ˈkɒkˌkrɒft
coft
kɒft
cornloft
ˈkɔːnˌlɒft
croft
krɒft
hayloft
ˈheɪlɒft
loft
lɒft
Lowestoft
ˈləʊstɒft
oft
ɒft
oversoft
ˌəʊvəˈsɒft
semisoft
ˌsemɪˈsɒft
soft
sɒft
supersoft
ˌsuːpərˈsɒft
thoft
θɒft
toft
tɒft
ultrasoft
ˌʌltrəˈsɒft
undercroft
ˈʌndəˌkrɒft
unsoft
ʌnˈsɒft
Wafd
wɒft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKLOFT

cockiness
cockish
cockle
cockleboat
cocklebur
cockleert
cockler
cockles of one´s heart
cockleshell
cocklike
cockmatch
cockney
cockney bream
cockneydom
cockneyfication
cockneyfied
cockneyfies
cockneyfy
cockneyish
cockneyism

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKLOFT

aircraft
choir loft
craft
draft
drift
ft
gesellschaft
gift
Hooft
kraft
left
lift
mould loft
organ loft
pigeon loft
rigging loft
shift
swift
theft
to the left

Synonyms and antonyms of cockloft in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cockloft» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COCKLOFT

Find out the translation of cockloft to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cockloft from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cockloft» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阁楼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cockloft
570 millions of speakers

English

cockloft
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cockloft
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cockloft
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cockloft
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cockloft
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিলেঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

solive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koktel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cockloft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cockloft
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지붕 밑방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cockloft
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cockloft
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cockloft
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉकल्फ्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cockloft
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trave maestra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stryszku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cockloft
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cockloft
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Cockloft
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zolder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cockloft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cockloft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cockloft

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKLOFT»

The term «cockloft» is used very little and occupies the 171.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKLOFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cockloft

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKLOFT»

Discover the use of cockloft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cockloft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II
Strip stores, taxpayers, shopping centers, and mini-malls include multiple occupancies attached to each other that may share a common attic or cockloft space. The cockloft area can be as small as a few inches high to as large as a few feet ...
2
Fireground Strategies
Both the new and old style contiguous structures will be constructed with a combustible cockloft. This cockloft may or may not be fire stopped between adjacent structures. The incident commander should be of the opinion that fire walls ...
Anthony Avillo, 2008
3
The complete works of Washington Irving in one volume with a ...
8 Some account of Pindar Cockloft 9 Poetical address form Pindar Cockloft, Esq. . . 10 Advertisement H N° m.— Account of Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan. II Letter of Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan to Ascm Hacchem 12 Fashions— by A.
Washington Irving, 1835
4
The complete works
8 Some account of Pindar Cockloft 9 Poetical address form Pindar Cockloft, Esq. . . 10 Advertisement 11 N° HI.— Account of Mustapha Rut>-a-dub Keli Khan. 1 1 Letter of Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Kuan to Asem liacchem (2 Fashions — by A.
Washington Irving, 1835
5
The Kaaterskill Edition of Washington Irving...: Printed ...
-Some account of Jeremy Cockloft the younger 221 Memorandums for a tour to be entitled "The Stranger in New Jersey ; or, Cockney Travelling" — by Jeremy Cockloft the younger 222 V. -Introduction to a letter from Mustapha- Rub-a-dub Keli ...
Washington Irving, 1882
6
The Registers of Wadham College, Oxford ...: From 1613 to 1719
The University cockloft with 3 studies 6. The University upper chamber with 2 studies and a bedchamber 0. The University middle chamber with 3 studies ... 11. The University ground chamber with 3 studies ... o. The Foundresses Cockloft with ...
Wadham College, 1889
7
Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics
The following factors compound this problem of fast fire spread: difficulty in exposing the cockloft due to multiple suspended ceilings, potential backdrafts within the ceiling space, and difficulty in locating the seat of the fire when smoke is ...
John Norman, 2012
8
The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire
The elder of these two young men was Captain Cockloft, of the B.S.R.V.C., while the younger (the one who looked so martial and beautiful) was myself. After an hour's panting and puffing, whistling, creaking, and stopping, the train rushed into  ...
Arthur William A'Beckett, 1868
9
The Complete Works of Washington Irving in One Volume
8 Some account of Pindar Cockloft 9 Poetical address form Pindar Cockloft, Esq. . . 10 Advertisement 11 N° m.— Account of Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan, 1 1 Letter of Mustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Khan to Asem Haccbem 12 Fashions— by A.
Washington Irving, 1834
10
The works of Washington Irving
Account of Miss Charity Cockloft 100 From the Elbow-Chair of the Author 105 Letter from M ustapha Rub-a-dub Keli Ehan to Ascm Hacchem 106 Poetry.— From the Mill of Pindar Cockloft, Esq 112 X. — Introduction to the Number 117 Letter ...
Washington Irving, 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKLOFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cockloft is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cockloft bill fails to become law
A bill to give tax credits to property owners who seal off cocklofts failed to pass the Assembly. A fire, seen above, that started in a cockloft of an ... «Queens Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Fowler Building fire being investigated
The fire appears to have spread through the cockloft, a space above the ceiling and below the rafters, according to Williams. The Orange ... «Times Herald-Record, Jun 15»
3
Structural Firefighting: Fast-Moving West New York (NJ) Fire …
Firefighters believe the flames they knocked down may have dropped down from the cockloft area. Acting Deputy Chief Robert Duane had ... «FireEngineering.com, May 15»
4
Restaurant fire tears through Hackensack building
Companies made an additional push to extinguish fire on all floors but rapidly deteriorating conditions on the 3rd floor and in the cockloft ... «Cliffviewpilot.com, Apr 15»
5
Up in flames, down in history
This tactic is used when confronted with a stubborn concealed fire that is difficult to reach, or a fire that has a stronghold on the attic or cockloft ... «River Towns, Apr 15»
6
3-alarm fire damages buildings in Crown Heights
Flames erupted around 11 a.m. inside one of those buildings; all three are connected through a cockloft. There was a partial collapse of the roof ... «WABC-TV, Apr 15»
7
WATCH: Trenton firefighters battle 4 alarm blaze in 3-story …
... square apartment building in the 500 block of Bellevue Avenue and realized that it had spread to a common area above, called a cockloft. «NJ.com, Apr 15»
8
Tenant set fire in Woodhaven: FDNY
The flames spread to seven other houses on the block, all connected by a cockloft, leaving all of them uninhabitable. The four-alarm blaze took ... «Queens Chronicle, Mar 15»
9
Alleged Woodhaven arsonist displaces 60 people: DA
The fast-moving blaze was able to spread quickly through the min-attic connecting the series of row houses, known as a “cockloft,” according to ... «TimesLedger, Mar 15»
10
Council Leaders Present Budget, Legislative Agenda
... of many homes that do not provide a useful purpose for homeowners, but invariably help a fire to spread rapidly once it reaches the cockloft. «Western Queens Gazette, Mar 15»

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