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canopy

noun as in overhanging covering

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Battery-operated trams would mitigate the loss of some of the canopy of trees as there would be no need for overhead lines, according to the proposals.

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Bornean orangutans spend 90% of their time hanging out in trees, using their grasping feet and long hands to make their way through the tree canopy.

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He reached up and unlatched the clear canopy over the cockpit, and the whole thing cracked off and spun into the sky.

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It was a bright, beautiful day, and sunlight streaked down through the canopy of leaves and branches.

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The victims were standing or sitting underneath a concrete canopy at the recently-renovated facility, when it collapsed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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