canopy
To cover with or as if with a canopyTo cover with or as if with a canopy.
» This tree has a large canopy.
Dieser Baum hat eine große Krone.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cover with or as if with a canopy.
cover with a canopy
(intransitive)To go through the canopy of a forest on a zipline.
Examples
19 sentencesThis tree has a large canopy.
deDieser Baum hat eine große Krone. — Yorwba
Gabor was staring at the jungle canopy.
You'll only see them in the uppermost canopy.
The tree's canopy provided shelter from the rain.
The giant kelp canopies tower above the ocean floor.
deDas Kronendach des Riesentangs ragt über dem Meeresboden empor. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English canapy, canepie, canapee, canape, canope, from Old French conopé, MediFrom 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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Forms
canopies, canopying, canopied, canopiedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle