WORD: CANOPY
MEANING:
1. A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.
2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.
3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.
4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).
5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.
6. The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.
7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Above us was a canopy of thick green leaves of the old tree.
2. In the absence of canopy on the stall of eatables, we did not eat anything at the fair.
PRONOUNCE:
can·o·py - कैनपी
LINK: CANOPY
MEANING:
1. A covering, usually of cloth, suspended over a throne or bed or held aloft on poles above an eminent person or a sacred object.
2. Architecture An ornamental rooflike projection over a niche, altar, or tomb.
3. A protective rooflike covering, often of canvas, mounted on a frame over a walkway or door.
4. A high overarching covering, such as the sky: "I just look up at the stars and let the vastness of that black and twinkling canopy fill my soul" (Margaret Mason).
5. The uppermost layer in a forest, formed by the crowns of the trees. Also called crown canopy.
6. The transparent enclosure over the cockpit of an aircraft.
7. The part of a parachute that opens up to catch the air.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Above us was a canopy of thick green leaves of the old tree.
2. In the absence of canopy on the stall of eatables, we did not eat anything at the fair.
PRONOUNCE:
can·o·py - कैनपी
LINK: CANOPY
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