canopy
noun /ˈkænəpi/
/ˈkænəpi/
(plural canopies)
- a cover that is fixed or hangs above a bed, seat, etc. as a shelter or decorationTopics Houses and homesc2
enlarge imageOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glass
- dense
- thick
- …
- form
- bed
- beneath a/the canopy
- under a/the canopy
- canopy of
- …
- a layer of something that spreads over an area like a roof, especially branches of trees in a forest
- The canopy of a rainforest is about 10 metres thick.
- a canopy of leaves
- a glorious canopy of stars
- We could see the sky through gaps in the forest canopy.
- The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.
- a thick canopy of branches
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glass
- dense
- thick
- …
- form
- bed
- beneath a/the canopy
- under a/the canopy
- canopy of
- …
- (especially North American English) a roof that is supported on posts and is sometimes also attached at one side to a building
- a new steel entrance canopy for the building
- a fabric canopy to provide shade in the backyard
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- glass
- dense
- thick
- …
- form
- bed
- beneath a/the canopy
- under a/the canopy
- canopy of
- …
- a cover for the cockpit of an aircraftTopics Transport by airc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin canopeum ‘ceremonial canopy’, alteration of Latin conopeum ‘mosquito net over a bed’, from Greek kōnōpeion ‘couch with mosquito curtains’, from kōnōps ‘mosquito’.