canopy

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
  2. noun the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air
  3. noun a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

Etymology

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.

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