Canopy
noun
A cloth covering that hangs over something, like a bed or a seat.
She sat on the bench under the brightly coloured canopy.
Often appears as...
- under the canopy
- decorative canopy
noun
A layer of trees that block sunlight from reaching the ground in dense forests.
We walked through the forest, under the thick canopy of leaves and branches.
Often appears as...
- forest canopy
- under the canopy
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Academic
noun
The part of a parachute that expands and fills with air.
The parachute's canopy caught the air, slowing down the skydiver's descent.
Often appears as...
- parachute canopy
- under the canopy
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Technical
noun
The upper part or roof of a vehicle or aircraft.
The pilot climbed into the jet and closed the canopy.
Often appears as...
- aircraft canopy
- under the canopy
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Technical
noun
A cloth covering that hangs over something, like a bed or a seat.
She sat on the bench under the brightly coloured canopy.
Often appears as...
- under the canopy
- decorative canopy
noun
A layer of trees that block sunlight from reaching the ground in dense forests.
We walked through the forest, under the thick canopy of leaves and branches.
Often appears as...
- forest canopy
- under the canopy
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The part of a parachute that expands and fills with air.
The parachute's canopy caught the air, slowing down the skydiver's descent.
Often appears as...
- parachute canopy
- under the canopy
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The upper part or roof of a vehicle or aircraft.
The pilot climbed into the jet and closed the canopy.
Often appears as...
- aircraft canopy
- under the canopy
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Shelter Significance
Indicates protection or decoration above a space, often presenting a cozy ambiance.
The wedding took place under an elegant white canopy.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked to Luxury
Often used in a context suggesting luxury, sophistication, or a special occasion.
The four-poster bed was draped with a silk canopy.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Events
Commonly used for outdoor events to provide shelter or to enhance the setting.
Craft stalls were set up under colorful canopies.
Pro Tip 1/3Shelter Significance
Indicates protection or decoration above a space, often presenting a cozy ambiance.
The wedding took place under an elegant white canopy.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked to Luxury
Often used in a context suggesting luxury, sophistication, or a special occasion.
The four-poster bed was draped with a silk canopy.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Events
Commonly used for outdoor events to provide shelter or to enhance the setting.
Craft stalls were set up under colorful canopies.
Pro Tip 1/3Shelter Significance
Indicates protection or decoration above a space, often presenting a cozy ambiance.
The wedding took place under an elegant white canopy.
Pro Tip 2/3Linked to Luxury
Often used in a context suggesting luxury, sophistication, or a special occasion.
The four-poster bed was draped with a silk canopy.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Events
Commonly used for outdoor events to provide shelter or to enhance the setting.
Craft stalls were set up under colorful canopies.
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Animal Life in the...
of rainforests and how they're a full sensory experience and if you're watching and you've been in the middle of a rainforest you know that your eyes are often drawn high up into the canopy of those trees it's a world that we know very little about it's full of mystery it's full of sounds you may see
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How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time,
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What's hidden among the...
Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground. His climb led to more excursions, with safety equipment, thank goodness, up other ancient redwoods as he mapped and measured the architecture of branches and additional trunks in the canopy of an entire grove.
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Why is biodiversity so...
due to its complex ecosystems, huge mix of species, and the genetic variety within those species. Here are tangled liana vines, which crawl up from the forest floor to the canopy, intertwining with treetops and growing thick wooden stems that support these towering trees.
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Nalini Nadkarni explores...
the biodiversity they foster and their quiet beauty. I used to climb trees for fun all the time and now, as a grown-up, I have made my profession understanding trees and forests, through the medium of science. The most mysterious part of forests is the upper tree canopy.
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Why are sloths so slow?...
They descend from the canopy just once a week for a bathroom break. When sloths do move, it's not very fast. It would take a sloth about five minutes to cross an average neighborhood street. This unhurried approach to life means that sloths don't need very much muscle.
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Jellyfish predate...
looking for the canopy of the mangrove trees where it feeds. In fact, this may be one of the only creatures with a 360-degree view of its environment. The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself,
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Ants Battle to Protect...
Some canopy caterpillars are not killed, but farmed by the ants. They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
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Filming the Impossible...
what we try and do is fly from above the forest canopy down into the forest canopy to enter the world of plants just trying to plan the correct sort of route in and through the canopy which is
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Bringing forests into...
forests are portals to places of peace both outside and within us I'm a forest ecologist I study rain forest canopies and I'm passionate about sharing my understanding of forests with others
Video examples
Animal Life in the...
of rainforests and how they're a full sensory experience and if you're watching and you've been in the middle of a rainforest you know that your eyes are often drawn high up into the canopy of those trees it's a world that we know very little about it's full of mystery it's full of sounds you may see
Video examples
How smart are...
orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans. Orangutan mothers usually give birth to one baby at a time,
Video examples
What's hidden among the...
Stephen had discovered a new world hundreds of feet above the ground. His climb led to more excursions, with safety equipment, thank goodness, up other ancient redwoods as he mapped and measured the architecture of branches and additional trunks in the canopy of an entire grove.
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
due to its complex ecosystems, huge mix of species, and the genetic variety within those species. Here are tangled liana vines, which crawl up from the forest floor to the canopy, intertwining with treetops and growing thick wooden stems that support these towering trees.
Video examples
Nalini Nadkarni explores...
the biodiversity they foster and their quiet beauty. I used to climb trees for fun all the time and now, as a grown-up, I have made my profession understanding trees and forests, through the medium of science. The most mysterious part of forests is the upper tree canopy.
Video examples
Why are sloths so slow?...
They descend from the canopy just once a week for a bathroom break. When sloths do move, it's not very fast. It would take a sloth about five minutes to cross an average neighborhood street. This unhurried approach to life means that sloths don't need very much muscle.
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
looking for the canopy of the mangrove trees where it feeds. In fact, this may be one of the only creatures with a 360-degree view of its environment. The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself,
Video examples
Ants Battle to Protect...
Some canopy caterpillars are not killed, but farmed by the ants. They exude a sugary secretion that the ants collect. In return, the ants mount a guard to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes.
Video examples
Filming the Impossible...
what we try and do is fly from above the forest canopy down into the forest canopy to enter the world of plants just trying to plan the correct sort of route in and through the canopy which is
Video examples
Bringing forests into...
forests are portals to places of peace both outside and within us I'm a forest ecologist I study rain forest canopies and I'm passionate about sharing my understanding of forests with others
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Quote examples
John Muir
American Environmentalist
No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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Pritam Singh
Singaporean Author
Instead of considering the tremendous contributions people of faith, including Christians and Muslims have made on society and helping those in need and providing a sacred canopy for the faithful, some of respected religious figures and friends are singularly judged through their views on Section 377A.
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Robson Green
It's essential I look after myself, because of what I put my body through in stunts as an actor, and even more through the fishing journeys. Trekking through jungles is tough. We don't escape to hotels and if I'm living with tribes on the bank of a river, I camp out under a canopy or kip in a canoe.
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Sarah Parcak
American Scientist
There's even an aircraft sensor system that sends down hundreds of thousands of pulses of light measured at different return rates. It allows you to literally strip away vegetation and see entire cities beneath the rain forest canopy. This is the unbelievable future of archaeology.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.
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Bari Weiss
American Editor
Just as every Jewish couple gets married under a canopy open on all four sides - a replica of the tent modeled for us by Abraham and Sarah - so must Jewish communities keep our tents open. This is the true source of our longevity and resilience.
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Clare Rewcastle Brown
British Journalist
But I have this vivid memory of flying over Borneo down the coast to Singapore. It was a two-hour journey in those days, and I remember looking out the window for two hours at this amazing canopy of unbroken jungle beneath me.
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Benjamin Clementine
English Artist
The meaning of love is obviously huge - but for me, it means be nice to people, and people will be nice to you back. Love is a selfless place to be. There is no safer place to be than under the canopy of love.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.
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Frederick Douglass
American Author
There is not a man beneath the canopy of Heaven who does not know that slavery is wrong for him.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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Pritam Singh
Singaporean Author
Instead of considering the tremendous contributions people of faith, including Christians and Muslims have made on society and helping those in need and providing a sacred canopy for the faithful, some of respected religious figures and friends are singularly judged through their views on Section 377A.
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Robson Green
It's essential I look after myself, because of what I put my body through in stunts as an actor, and even more through the fishing journeys. Trekking through jungles is tough. We don't escape to hotels and if I'm living with tribes on the bank of a river, I camp out under a canopy or kip in a canoe.
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Sarah Parcak
American Scientist
There's even an aircraft sensor system that sends down hundreds of thousands of pulses of light measured at different return rates. It allows you to literally strip away vegetation and see entire cities beneath the rain forest canopy. This is the unbelievable future of archaeology.
Quote examples
Simon Sinek
English Author
Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.
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Bari Weiss
American Editor
Just as every Jewish couple gets married under a canopy open on all four sides - a replica of the tent modeled for us by Abraham and Sarah - so must Jewish communities keep our tents open. This is the true source of our longevity and resilience.
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Clare Rewcastle Brown
British Journalist
But I have this vivid memory of flying over Borneo down the coast to Singapore. It was a two-hour journey in those days, and I remember looking out the window for two hours at this amazing canopy of unbroken jungle beneath me.
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Benjamin Clementine
English Artist
The meaning of love is obviously huge - but for me, it means be nice to people, and people will be nice to you back. Love is a selfless place to be. There is no safer place to be than under the canopy of love.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
San Francisco lags behind other communities in providing a vital, vibrant and ecologically sustainable urban canopy, as well as open space in the city.
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Frederick Douglass
American Author
There is not a man beneath the canopy of Heaven who does not know that slavery is wrong for him.
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