Word Finder - canopy

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A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.

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Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.

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The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.

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In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.

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In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

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To cover with or as if with a canopy.

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To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.

Trees arched over the road, forming a canopy of leaves.

The narrow black highway ribboned smoothly down hill under a canopy of trees.

The ocean air was fragrant and heavy, and moonlight pierced the forest canopy in patches.

The carved headboard was beautiful but it was the lace canopy and matching bedspread that caught and held her attention.

The spirit of beauty breathes in every line; a sense of music and of colour is everywhere abundant; the reader moves, as it were, under a canopy of apple-blossom, over a flower-starred turf, to the faint harmony of virginals.

The twelve columns supporting the canopy were decorated with rows of splendid pearls, and Tavernier considered these to be the most valuable part of the throne.

That which crowns the canopy over the tomb of Can Grande is a very noble, though somewhat quaint, work.

He made love to her under the forest canopy, the way he had their first night.

She shuddered, glancing anxiously at the canopy of branches overhead.

Where the host is carried in procession it is covered always by a canopy, and accompanied by lights.

The nave is thus covered completely by a domical canopy, which, in its ascent, swells larger and larger, mounts higher and higher, as though a miniature heaven rose overhead.

Deidre screamed, and Katie twisted in midair.  The woman was tumbling towards the treetops.  Branches snatched at her and missed, and Deidre fell through the canopy to the jungle below.

In the late afternoon we spent some time at the very high canopy walkway.

The park is an ideal place to stroll under the canopy of elm and maple trees any time of year.

Homage was paid to him by the rabbinical heads of the colleges (each of whom was called Gaon, q.v.); rich gifts were presented; he visited the synagogue in state, where a costly canopy had been erected over his seat.

The cathedral of the 15th century contains an octagonal marble canopy with sculptures in relief, with a font below it belonging to the 8th century, but altered later.

Helpless until the trees finished flinging them around, Katie struggled to grab the branches, so she didn't end up like Deidre.  Finally, a branch wrapped around her and pulled her through the canopy, dumping her at the edge of the jungle.  Toby landed with a grunt beside her, and she lay still to catch her breath, still hoping Deidre reappeared.

Below Col. Fane's monument is an ancient altar tomb, without any inscription or arms, under a Gothic canopy.

It then urinates and defecates, covers the hole, and ascends back into the canopy, leaving its natural fertilizer behind.

It is worth noting that these shelters have never boasted a canopy valance.

The canopy, curtains, and furniture, are of crimson velvet, with gold fringe.

The pole-mounted roundel sign on top of the canopy is original.

Birding today was tough with a lot of species either skulking in dense vegetation or high up in the canopy.

You could even add further streamers from each balloon cluster to a single central point in the ceiling creating a very colorful canopy effect !

Note the subway entrance beyond the canopy struts, which now has a downward sloping roof.

Although originally a " low back " teardrop canopy configuration, it has been restored as a " traditional " high back form.

Below Col. Fane 's monument is an ancient altar tomb, without any inscription or arms, under a Gothic canopy.

The trimmed valance of the canopy now proclaims ' ' West Malling for Kings Hill ' '.

Original Southern Railroad canopy valance replaced by BR corrugated metal in early 1970s.

In the past there was a feeling that a ventilated ceiling would work efficiently using less exhaust air than its canopy counterpart.

Be sure you purchase a stroller that has a basket, cup holder, secure safety straps, and a canopy.

In most cases, you have to buy a special crib with the canopy attached, but you can achieve a similar look by using netting which hangs suspended from a ring at the ceiling instead.

Usually, the tent canopy is pulled very tightly across the poles which are staked into the ground.

In fact, the canopy bed was originally designed with function in mind, not aesthetics.

Today, traditional canopy beds feature four tall posts at each corner of the bed.

In addition to the canopy styles, the drapes themselves offer plenty of intrigue simply by the vast selection available.

If you're going to the trouble of placing a bed as ornate as a canopy bed in your room, chances are color will matter to you.

Canopy beds offer versatility in decorating.

Her eyes fell to the entryway in front of the elegant building in which she stayed, then to the street further down, where several forms moved from beneath a canopy, trailed by a shadow darker than night.

It is also suggested that the capella was simply the tent or canopy which the French kings erected over the altar in the field for the worship of the soldiers.

The cathedral, constructed in 1074 at the summit of the hill, is externally plain; it has a fine Gothic interior, somewhat spoilt by restoration, with a good Cosmati pavement, and a canopy and paschal candlestick in the same style.

Brief Introduction I started my DPhil on the functional biogeography of the Amazon forest canopy in October 2005.

A rectangular flat-roofed canopy extended from the building, over the platform, and demonstrated an intricate pointed valance (see Plumstead ).

All appear to be in excellent condition, the canopy even retaining its intricate valance.

The whole canopy valance of the approach façade was also trimmed, quite severely in fact.

The islands interior is covered in dense tropical vegetation, which provides a welcome shady canopy.

Harpy eagles and king vultures soar above the canopy, while scarlet macaws as well as blue and yellow macaws feast on clay licks.

Explore the jungle trail leading up to the treetop canopy walkways, 41m above the forest floor.

A carved wooden Buddha overlooks the shaded central garden courtyard, which is surrounded by eight rooms with canopy beds and colonial-style interiors.

Great spotted woodpeckers can be glimpsed in the canopy of mature willow and ash trees as they search for insects inside dead branches.