canopy
21canopy — can·o·py || kænÉ™pɪ n. covering; shelter; transparent cover over the cockpit of a plane; part of a parachute which opens up and fills with air; roof v. cover with a canopy (cover, awning, shade, etc.) …
22canopy — i. The transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane fixed, hinged, or sliding and sometimes jettisonable by power. It also protects the occupants from airstream. In pressurized aircraft, a canopy helps hold and maintain cockpit pressure. ii …
23canopy — noun (plural canopies) 1》 a cloth covering over a throne, bed, etc. ↘a roof like projection or shelter. ↘the expanding, umbrella like part of a parachute. 2》 the transparent plastic or glass cover of an aircraft s cockpit. 3》 the… …
24canopy — noun (C) 1 a cover fixed above a bed, seat etc as a decoration or as a shelter 2 literary something that spreads above you like a roof: a canopy of branches canopied adjective …
25canopy — noun the canopy gave us some relief from the sun Syn: awning, shade, sunshade; marquee; chuppah …
26canopy — can•o•py [[t]ˈkæn ə pi[/t]] n. pl. pies, 1) a covering, usu. of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object 2) archit. a long awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb 3)… …
27canopy — [14] Etymologically, a canopy is a ‘mosquito net’. The word comes ultimately from Greek kōnōpeion, a derivative of kónops ‘mosquito’. This passed via Latin cōnōpūum into medieval Latin as canopeum, which meant both ‘mosquito net’ and ‘couch with… …
28canopy — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a a covering hung or held up over a throne, bed, person, etc. b the sky. c an overhanging shelter. 2 Archit. a rooflike projection over a niche etc. 3 the uppermost layers of foliage etc. in a forest. 4 a the expanding part …
29Canopy (biology) — Canopy of a forest In biology, the canopy is the aboveground portion of a plant community or crop, formed by plant crowns.[1][2][ …
30Canopy piloting — encompasses several disciplines, all involving the flight of a skydiving parachute either at high altitude or close to the ground. Swooping is one form of canopy piloting and is a growing activity in the skydiving world. Many think the reason for …
