canopy
ka nuh pee
- n the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
- n the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
- n a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
- v cover with a canopy
- Successful deployment of the canopy would not immediately solve all of Skylab's problems.
- A high canopy prevents sunlight and heat from ever reaching the ground; by contrast, unshaded asphalt soaks up thermal energy and radiates it back, creating what is known as heat .
- When the college eventually reaches the final decision, each cardinal lowers a purple canopy over his chair, leaving the elected Pope's .