<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.</li><li>An overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.</li><li>An ornamental, rooflike projection or covering.</li><li>Also called crown canopy; the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.</li><li>The sky.</li><li>The part of a parachute that opens up and fills with air, usually made of nylon or silk.</li><li>The transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To cover with or as with a canopy: Branches canopied the road.</li></ul>