Umbrella

Definitions

1. A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
2. Anything that provides similar protection.
   figuratively
3. Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.
   figuratively
4. A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
5. The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles.
6. An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light.

Equivalents

78 more languages

Afrikaanssambreel

አማርኛጃንጥላ

العربيةالمظلّةالواقيشمسيةمظلةواق+ 2 more

Azərbaycan diliçətir

Беларускаяпарасонпарасо́нік

Българскичадър

বাংলাছাতা

བོད་སྐད།གདུགསཆར་གདུགསཉི་གདུགས

Bosanskiambrelakišobranlumbrelaoкишобранкуполасунцобранчадор+ 5 more

Catalàombrel·lapara-solparaiguaparapluja+ 1 more

Češtinadeštníkparapleslunečník

Cymraegymbarél

Danskparaply

Ελληνικάαλεξιβρόχιοομπρέλα

Esperantoombrelosunombrelo

Eestivihmavari

Euskaraaterkieuritako

Suomiaurinkovarjopäivänvarjosateenvarjosontikkasontsauimakellovarjo+ 4 more

Gaeilgeparasólscáthscáth báistíscáth fearthainnescáth gréinesciath+ 3 more

Gàidhligsgàilean

Galegoamparoantucacatasolparasolparaugas+ 2 more

ગુજરાતીછત્રી

Hausalaima

עבריתמטריהשמשייה

हिन्दीछतरीछत्ताछत्रछाता+ 1 more

Hrvatskiambrelakišobranlumbrelaoкишобранкуполасунцобранчадор+ 5 more

Magyarernyőesernyő

Հայերենանձրևանոցհովանոց

Bahasa Indonesiapayung

Igbombalarị

Íslenskaregnhlíf

Italianoombrelloparapioggia

日本語仐傘蝙蝠傘雨傘+ 1 more

ქართულიქოლგაშუაგი

Қазақ тіліқолшатыр

ភាសាខ្មែរឆ័ត្រ

ಕನ್ನಡಛತ್ರಿ

한국어우산

KurdîdûduOşemsiyezont+ 2 more

Latinaumbella

LëtzebuergeschPrabbeli

Lingálalingembu

ລາວສັດ

Lietuviųlietsargisskėtis

Latviešulietussargs

Te Reo Māorihamarara

Македонскикуполачадор

മലയാളംകുട

Монголзонтикшүхэр

मराठीछत्री

Bahasa Melayupayung

Maltiumbrella

မြန်မာထီ

Nederlandsparapluparasolregenscherm

ଓଡ଼ିଆଛତା

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਛਤਰੀ

Polskiparasolparasolka

پښتوچترچترۍ

Portuguêsguarda-chuvaguarda-solsombrinha

Românăumbrelă

Русскийзонтзонтиккупол

සිංහලකුඩය

Slovenčinadáždnik

Slovenščinadežniksọ̑nčnik

Shqipçadërhijëzombrellë

Српскиambrelakišobranlumbrelaoкишобранкуполасунцобранчадор+ 5 more

Svenskaparaplyparasoll

Kiswahilimwavuli

தமிழ்குடை

తెలుగుగొడుగు

ไทยฉัตรร่ม

Tagalogpayong

Türkçegüncekşemsiye

ئۇيغۇرچەكۈنلۈك

Українськапарасолька

اردوچھتری

O'zbekchasoyabonzontzontik

Tiếng Việtdùduôo+ 1 more

Examples

“Quick, grab⟳ that umbrella before you get⟳ rained on!”

“There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand⟳, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.”

“When the [lost property] office first opened, the most frequently lost items were umbrellas. Every white-collar professional carried one, but despite, or because of, that they were easily forgotten about. […] In the 1930s, a quarter of a million umbrellas a year came into the office. Now it's more like⟳ 10,000.”

“The fighters provide⟳ a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.”

“The test⟳ facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program⟳.”

“Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.”

“Using umbrellas for shooting a wedding party is ok, but not necessary.”

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