English
Etymology
From L. Canopus, an Egyptian city known for its luxuries.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-canopy.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|canopies
- A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
- In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
- In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the speed.
Translations
trans-top|high cover
Finnish: katos
French: dais m, baldaquin m, voûte f
trans-mid
Portuguese: toldo m
Spanish: dosel m, palio m, toldo m
trans-bottom
trans-top| highest foliage and branches of a forest
Finnish: latvus, latvusto
French: dais m
Portuguese: copa f
trans-bottom
trans-top|transparent cockpit cover
Finnish: kuomu
trans-bottom
trans-top|parachute cloth
Finnish: kupu
trans-bottom
See also
canopied
canopy bed
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