Canopy

Canopy

A sheltering roof, as over a niche or doorway.

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canopy

Retail; Supermarkets

An awning or covering ledge that extends over the top of grocery fixtures. It may have lights or signs to draw attention to the products on display below.

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Natural environment; Coral reefs

The more or less continuous cover of branches and foliage formed collectively by the tops, or crowns, of adjacent trees.

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Personal life; Funeral

Portable canvas shelter or tent used to cover the gravesite during burial or committal service.

canopy

Forest products; Forestry processes

The highest level in a forest, formed by the leafy tops of the tallest trees.

canopy

Biology; Ecology

Layer of vegetation elevated above the ground, usually of tree braches and epiphytes. In tropical forests, the canopy may be more than 100 feet above the ground.

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Forest products; Forest engineering & harvesting

1. More or less continuous cover of branches and foliage formed collectively by adjacent tree crowns. 2. Protective covering over an operator's cab.

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Building materials; Stone

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Building materials; Stone

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Building materials; Stone

A bonder or metal piece which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.

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Building materials; Stone

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aedicule

Building materials; Stone

A canopied niche framed by colonettes, resembling a temple and intended as a shrine or votive offering; a doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment.