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Meaning of Canopy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkæ.nə.pi

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

العربية الستارة بناء
Български балдахин на́вес
Català cobricel pal·li
Cymraeg canopi gortho
Ελληνικά θόλος Ουρανός
Esperanto alero baldakeno markezo
Gaeilge ceannbhrat
Galego baldequín doser
עברית סוכך
日本語 天蓋 广
ខ្មែរ ពិតាន
한국어 임관
Latina aulaeum
Македонски балдахин свод
Nederlands baldakijn overkapping
Português copa marquise toldo
Română baldachin marchiză
Svenska huv markis pall sänghimmel tronhimmel
Tagalog kulandong
Türkçe gölgelik sayvan
Українська піддашшя

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
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