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Uncommoncanopy
The correct spelling is canopy.
How to pronounce canopy
/ˈkæ.nə.pi/
nounIPA: /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.A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- 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.
- 2.To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
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