canopy
A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
Other meanings
Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
Related words
- canopy piloting
- canopy shyness
- canopyless
- canopylike
- intercanopy
- intracanopy
- overcanopy
- subcanopy
- supercanopy
- undercanopy
- mid-canopy
- pram canopy
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κώνωψ" (mosquito).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “canopy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.