ceiling
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- noun
- /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
techo de nubes
- The rented land flyer skimmed the foothills of the Endish Range under a ceiling of featureless gray cloud.
Examples
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Some low ceilings over San Francisco, nothing major.
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The radar had gone out in Paducah, and the ceilings were low.
Blog text (22) -
Try 50 seats with a ceiling of 12,000 feet.
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Either they were nonexistent, or they covered the entire sky from horizon to horizon with a monochrome ceiling.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sun is preparing for hibernation, slumbering through each day behind a gray ceiling of gauze.
Blog text (18) -
The airplane had to fly lower than usual due to a low ceiling of clouds.
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Pilots must be aware of the ceiling when flying in poor weather conditions.
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During the storm, the ceiling dropped to just a few hundred feet, affecting visibility.
Idioms
To overcome barriers that stop women or minority groups getting higher jobs
Compounds
- Literature
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An invisible barrier that stops women and minorities from reaching top jobs
- Literature
An unwritten rule that stops women or minority groups from getting promoted in jobs
- Specialized
Highest altitude at which a military plane can still climb well in combat
- Specialized
The highest height at which a plane can still fly level using its engines
- Specialized
The highest altitude a plane can reach while still climbing at a normal rate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ceiling comes from an old word for 'sky', like the French ciel, so it was used for the space above us. In weather and aviation, a ceiling is the height of the lowest clouds that cover the sky, which directly links to that 'sky' idea.