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noun

canopy

the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

In a sentence

Six example sentences with canopy, each labelled with its topic.

  • The glider pilot slid the canopy shut over his head, and the wind noise dropped to almost nothing.

    Travel

  • The camera sat outside the fighter, rain streaking the canopy while the pilot's face stayed sharp behind it.

    Movies

  • Shooting through a scratched canopy ruined the frame, so she asked the crew to polish it before the next flight.

    Photography

  • Fighter designers in 1943 replaced the framed canopy with a single bubble so pilots could finally see behind them.

    History

  • The jet's canopy is molded from polycarbonate thick enough to survive a bird strike at cruising speed.

    Technology

  • The flight simulator renders scratches on the canopy that catch the sun whenever you bank toward it.

    Gaming

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