canopy

UK /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ US /ˈkæ.nə.pi/
noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

1

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

golden canopies and beds of state

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

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.

verb

1

To cover with or as if with a canopy.

Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.

I sat me down to watch upon a bank With ivy canopied, and interwove With flaunting honeysuckle […]

2

To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.

2013, Tara Morris, “Canopying In Rio Claro,” colombiareports.com, 11 March, 2013, If you’re looking for a little adventure in Colombia, look no further than canopying through Rio Claro’s lush, secluded jungle, located just five hours bus ride from either Medellin or Bogota.

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