canopy

A cover held above something to protect it from sun or rain.

• We sat beneath a canopy.
• A white canopy hung over the bed.
• They put up canopies to shade the market stalls.

Similar words: cover, awning

Common phrases: bed canopy, fabric canopy, under a canopy

A roof that sticks out over a doorway or entrance to give shelter.

• The entrance has a canopy.
• We waited under the station canopy during the rain.
• A glass canopy protects the hotel doorway.

Similar words: awning, overhang

Common phrases: entrance canopy, glass canopy, canopy over something

The upper layer of leaves and branches in a forest.

• Birds nested in the forest canopy.
• Little sunlight reached us through the dense canopy.
• Monkeys moved between branches high in the canopy.

Similar words: treetops

Common phrases: forest canopy, dense canopy, canopy of trees

The clear cover over the part of an aircraft where the pilot sits.

• The pilot closed the canopy.
• A crack appeared in the aircraft canopy.
• Can you see through the canopy clearly?

Similar words: cockpit cover

Common phrases: cockpit canopy, aircraft canopy, open the canopy

The large cloth part of a parachute that fills with air and slows your fall.

• The canopy opened above her.
• Air filled the parachute canopy as he fell.
• The instructor checked both canopies before the jump.

Common phrases: parachute canopy, canopy opens, inflated canopy

To cover something from above, for example with cloth or branches.

• Branches canopy the path.
• They used silk to canopy the bed.
• Tall trees canopied the narrow street.

Similar words: cover, shelter

Common phrases: canopy a bed, canopy the path, canopy the sky