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Definition of canopy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

canopy

noun
 
/ˈkænəpi/
 
/ˈkænəpi/
(plural canopies)
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  1. a cover that is fixed or hangs above a bed, seat, etc. as a shelter or decorationTopics Houses and homesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • glass
    • dense
    • thick
    verb + canopy
    • form
    canopy + noun
    • bed
    preposition
    • beneath a/​the canopy
    • under a/​the canopy
    • canopy of
    See full entry
  2. 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
    Topics Plants and treesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • glass
    • dense
    • thick
    verb + canopy
    • form
    canopy + noun
    • bed
    preposition
    • beneath a/​the canopy
    • under a/​the canopy
    • canopy of
    See full entry
  3. (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
    verb + canopy
    • form
    canopy + noun
    • bed
    preposition
    • beneath a/​the canopy
    • under a/​the canopy
    • canopy of
    See full entry
  4. a cover for the cockpit of an aircraftTopics Transport by airc2
  5. 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’.
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