Canopy meaning

Noun: canopy

Pronunciation: (ka-nu-pee)

Canopy meaning:

• A covering which is usually of cloth that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather.

• The umbrella like part of a parachute that fills with air.
• The transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit.

Synonyms: awning, ceiling, cover, roof, tent

Quotations: Arlene Murray – Inspectors will try to determine why the canopy came off the aircraft. They need to look at the maintenance of the craft before making a decision.

Chuang Tzu – There is nothing under the canopy of heaven greater than the tip of a bird’s down in autumn, while the T’ai Mountain is small. Neither is there any longer life than that of a child cut off in infancy, while P’engTsu himself died young. The universe and I came into being together; I and everything therein are One.

Brandon Boyd – I lay my head unto the sand, the sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it.I’m counting u.f.o’s, I signal them with my lighter,and in this moment I am happy.

Sample sentences:

• A canopy could also be a cloth covering suspended over a bed.
• Canopy is the highest layer of branches in a forest or on a tree.
• I have purchased a canopy from an online store this week.