Definition of Thatch

the top part on a house made of hay, stalks, grasses or foliage

Examples of Thatch in a sentence

Wind blew away part of the thatch on the cottage causing droplets of water to pour down into the rooms.  🔊

Tribal villages frequently will have a roof of thatch and stick walls so that a breeze can blow through the house on the hot days.  🔊

If the thatch remains intact while in the midst of the hurricane, then just about any material could be used for the roof in this tropical area.  🔊

In order to use a thatch on the roof, the roofers gathered many pieces of straw and plots of sod to weave over the frame of the house.  🔊

A gust pushed strands on the thatch against the chimney as the angry clouds moved over head.  🔊

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