canopy
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- noun
- /ˈkænəpi/
- Specialized
:
cúpula
- Carolinna dela Manta had a wide view of the barren landscape through the flyer's canopy.
- cockpit canopy
- transparent canopy
- open the canopy
Examples
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Red Four cannot open his canopy.
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Arsenal began to grind while the jet engines powered up and the canopy was lowered.
Fiction book (1999) -
But it was the the canopy or the plane that failed.
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Watch your fingers when you shut the canopy.
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I can't get the canopy open!
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Listen, Deke, the only thing between you living and dying is that canopy.
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Let's go. Bandicut opened the bubble canopy and climbed out.
Fiction book (1994) -
A hand rises in salute behind the plexiglass canopy as the little plane rockets down to the field.
Fiction book (1993) -
Following his lead, engines ignite, canopies lock down, and planes taxi to position.
Fiction book (1996) -
After the flight, the pilot slid back the canopy to exit the aircraft.
Synonyms
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A clear glass screen at the front of a car that protects the people inside from wind and small stones
How Enclosed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canopy comes from a Greek word konópeion that meant 'mosquito net', from konops meaning 'mosquito'. That idea of a protective cover explains the aircraft canopy as the clear cover over the cockpit that keeps the pilot safe and dry.