Meaning & use

canopy

noun·Academic

A covering that hangs or stretches over something, such as trees' upper branches or a bed.

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Sunlight barely reached the forest floor beneath the thick canopy.

The hotel bed had a canopy of sheer white fabric overhead.

A note on using this word

In parachuting and aviation, canopy also names the parachute fabric or a cockpit's transparent cover.

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