canopy

  1. Noun.  A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
  2. Noun.  Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.
  3. Noun.  The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
  4. Noun.  In an airplane, the transparent cockpit cover.
  5. Noun.  In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

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