Canopy

Definitions

1. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
2. Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
3. The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
4. In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
5. In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

Equivalents

Examples

“golden canopies and beds of state”

“Platforms would be widened and covered by canopies with heated waiting areas for passengers.”

CEFR level