canopy - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • glaze: A wide glazed canopy will lead into a foyer beneath the main assembly chamber.

Object

  • tomb: The south transept contains a canopied tomb dated 1601 and two recumbent effigies.

Adjective modifier

  • retractable: When sports are shown there is a retractable canopy in the ceiling that closes to remove any glare on the screen.
  • dense: Lateral stems, or stolons, formed by these grasses result in a dense turf canopy, even at low mowing heights.
  • ornate: The ancient well was subsequently enclosed within an ornate stone canopy which still may be seen on the park's boundary today.
  • arched: Above is a Gothic arched canopy covering the old holy spring.

Modifies a noun

  • valance: The whole canopy valance of the approach façade was also trimmed, quite severely in fact.
  • walkway: In the late afternoon we spent some time at the very high canopy walkway.
  • tower: A canopy tower on the hill enables us to watch canopy foothill flocks.
  • flock: A canopy flock held another endemic, Rufous-cheeked Tanager, whilst the restricted-range Fulvous-headed Tanager foraged in the outer leaves of a roadside tree.

Noun used with modifier

  • extractor: Above the cooker the couple chose a coordinating pine extractor fan canopy, again bespoke to fit the fan that they had ordered.
  • rainforest: Studying the rainforest canopy " Scientists know less about the upper canopy of the tropical rainforest than they do about the Moon!
  • cockpit: Galley with microwave oven, refrigerator etc. OTHER: Anchor & chain, Warps & Fenders, Full cockpit canopy, Bathing Platform.
  • jungle: Darkness drops like a stone under the jungle canopy.
  • sun: All workshops will take place under a sun canopy.
  • forest: Forest canopy along river valleys is taller, with isolated trees reaching up to 30m in height.

Preposition: of

  • rainforest: Studying the rainforest canopy " Scientists know less about the upper canopy of the tropical rainforest than they do about the Moon!

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