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loft

 
/lɔft/ n [C] (ROOF SPACE)

Definition

a space at the top of a building under the roof, used for storage or sometimes made into a room, or a raised area built over part of a room that is used esp. for sleeping A loft can also be an apartment in a building that was previously used for industry: She lives in a converted loft.
(Definition of loft n (ROOF SPACE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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