Definition

1. Verb:
   • To top out (a building), to place the roof structure: This is the primary and specific meaning of "cất nóc." It refers to the final major construction phase where the highest point or the main roof structure of a building is put into place, marking the completion of the structural shell.
   • To complete the main structure: By extension, it signifies that the building has reached its full height and its basic structural form is finished.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công trình dự kiến sẽ cất nóc vào cuối tháng này. (The project is expected to top out by the end of this month.)
  • Sau khi cất nóc, các công việc hoàn thiện nội thất sẽ bắt đầu. (After placing the roof structure, the interior finishing work will begin.)
  • Lễ cất nóc tòa nhà được tổ chức long trọng. (The building's topping-out ceremony was held solemnly.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lễ cất nóc": This is a common compound noun meaning "topping-out ceremony." It is a traditional ceremony held to celebrate the completion of a building's structure.
  • Các công nhân và kỹ sư tham dự lễ cất nóc. (The workers and engineers attended the topping-out ceremony.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoàn thiện (v): To finish, to complete (refers to the final finishing stages, which come "cất nóc").
• Xây dựng phần thô (v/n): To build the rough structure / the rough construction phase (the stage that includes "cất nóc").

Synonyms

• Đổ mái (v, less common): Literally "to pour/cast the roof," used for concrete roofs.
• Lợp mái (v): To roof, to install the roof covering (this often happens after the main structure "cất nóc" is in place).

Related Phrases

• Cất nóc an toàn: To top out safely.
  • Mục tiêu quan trọng là cất nóc an toàn và đúng tiến độ. (The important goal is to top out safely and on schedule.)