canopy
noun
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
canopies
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pluralof canopy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Building sites, for example, must provide workers with suitable clothing such as jackets with built-in fans, as well as air-conditioned break rooms and canopies to ensure shade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
I saw canopies of Iraqi flags, bodies out every window, everyone dancing to a faint hip-hop pulse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The leak was from GKN Aerospace facilities that makes canopies for F-35 fighter jets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
They also used instruments that measured CO2 levels in tree canopies every hour and sensors attached to tree trunks that tracked tiny changes in trunk size throughout the day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
They towered overhead, arching together in vast canopies.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
