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canopy

UK/ˈkæ.nə.pi/

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

canopy: a high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed
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Noun

canopy (plural canopies)

  1. (bedding) A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
    • golden canopies and beds of state1847, John Dryden, The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, volume 1, Harper, The Beginning of the Second Book of Lucretius
    • Platforms would be widened and covered by canopies with heated waiting areas for passengers.2019 October, “Consultation on University Station designs”, in Modern Railways, page 17
  2. Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
  3. The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
  4. In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
  5. In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

Verb

canopy (third-person singular simple present canopies, present participle canopying, simple past and past participle canopied)

  1. (transitive) To cover with or as if with a canopy.
    • Away before me to sweet beds of flowers:
      Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • I sat me down to watch upon a bank
      With ivy canopied, and interwove
      With flaunting honeysuckle […]1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey...
  2. (intransitive) To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
    • If you’re looking for a little adventure in Colombia, look no further than canopying through Rio Claro’s lush, secluded jungle, located just five hours bus ride from either Medellin or Bogota.2013, Tara Morris, “Canopying In Rio Claro,” colombiareports.com, 11 March, 2013

canopy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

canopy in Hindi

canopy, dome
छतरी chatrī
canopy, covering for a roof
चाँदनी cā̃dnī

canopy in Tamil

மேற் கவிதை, மேற்கட்டி, விதானம், கவிகை, கவிப்பு

canopy in Urdu

canopy; pavilion; the ground of a large event or convention usually with tents or marquees etc
پنڈال pinḍāl

canopy in Bengali

ছাউনি, চ্ছত্র
More languagesFewer languages
canopy in Telugu
పందిరి pandiri
canopy in Malayalam
മേൽക്കെട്ടി mēlkkeṭṭi, മേൽത്തട്ട് mēlttaṭṭŭ, മേലാപ്പ് mēlāppŭ, വിതാനം vitānaṁ
canopy in Kannada
ತಡಿಕೆ, ತಡಕೆ, ಮೇಲ್ಕಾಪು, ಮೇಲ್ಕಟ್ಟು
canopy in Punjabi
ਛੱਤ chatta, چھت chatt
canopy in Odia
କ୍ଯ଼ାନୋପି
canopy in Sanskrit
वैतान vaitāna
canopy in Nepali
क्यानोपी, क्यानोपी गर्न
canopy in Tagalog
kulandong, kalandong

Examples of canopy in a sentence

  • Amid the flutters of sunshine drifting through the dense canopy, I spotted my target.
  • The many species that live in the forest canopy constitute a network of life via their complex interactions.
  • The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.

All 40 example sentences with canopy

Forms of canopy

Noun
pluralcanopies
Verb
third-person singular presentcanopies
present participlecanopying
past participlecanopied
pastcanopied

Plural of canopy: canopies

Origin of canopy

From Middle English canapy, canepie, canapee, canape, canope, from Old French conopé, Medieval Latin canapeum, canopeum, from Latin cōnōpēum (“mosquito net, canopy”), from Ancient Greek κωνωπεῖον (kōnōpeîon, “mosquito net”), from Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”), of uncertain origin. More at Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps). Doublet of canapé and conopeum.

Words formed from canopy

Phrases with canopy

Questions about canopy

What does canopy mean?
Canopy means a high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
What is canopy in Hindi?
Canopy in Hindi is छतरी (chatrī), चाँदनी (cā̃dnī). See Canopy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is canopy?
Canopy can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce canopy?
Canopy is pronounced /ˈkæ.nə.pi/ (UK).
What is the plural of canopy?
The plural of canopy is canopies.

Words near canopy in the dictionary

  1. canopic jars
  2. canopied
  3. canopies
  4. Canopus
  5. Canopuses
  6. canopy
  7. canopy bed
  8. canopy beds
  9. canopy piloting
  10. canopy shyness
  11. canopying

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: canopy (page history and authors); चाँदनी (Hindi) (page history and authors); canopy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); پنڈال (Urdu) (page history and authors); canopy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పందిరి (Telugu) (page history and authors); canopy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); چھت (Punjabi) (page history and authors); canopy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); वैतान (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); canopy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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