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canopy

The correct spelling is canopy.

How to pronounce canopy

/ˈkæ.nə.pi/
noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.nə.pi/

Say it like: Can-opee

The correct spelling is canopy. A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
  2. 2.Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
  3. 3.The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
  4. 4.In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
  5. 5.In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

verb

  1. 1.To cover with or as if with a canopy.
  2. 2.To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.

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