Rooves

//ɹuːvz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of roof British, English, form-of, plural

    "However, helicopter engines are on their rooves, and depending on the sea conditions and how badly they crashed, they can overturn easily."

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"However, helicopter engines are on their rooves, and depending on the sea conditions and how badly they crashed, they can overturn easily."

Etymology

From Middle English rooves, roves, from Old English hrōfas (nominative and accusative plural of hrōf (“roof”)); equivalent to roof + -s.

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