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• Canopy piloting — encompasses several disciplines, all involving the flight of a skydiving parachute either at high altitude or close to the ground. Swooping is one form of canopy piloting and is a growing activity in the skydiving world. Many think the reason for …   Wikipedia

• canopy — [kan′ə pē] n. pl. canopies [ME canape < ML canapeum < L conopeum < Gr kōnōpeion, couch with mosquito curtains, dim. of kōnōps, gnat] 1. a drapery, awning, or other rooflike covering fastened above a bed, throne, etc., or held on poles… …   English World dictionary

• air — Synonyms and related words: CAT, Caelus, action, actions, activity, acts, address, advertise, aerate, aerodynamics, aerospace, aerosphere, affectation, air, air hole, air out, air pocket, air condition, air cool, airify, airspace, airy nothing,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• canopy — /kan euh pee/, n., pl. canopies, v., canopied, canopying. n. 1. a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object. 2. an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas… …   Universalium

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• Air Est Goeland — Goeland Role Motor glider National origin France Manufacturer Air Est Services Designer Robert Clavé First flight October 1987 Status Production completed Number bu …   Wikipedia

• canopy — I. noun (plural pies) Etymology: Middle English canope, from Medieval Latin canopeum mosquito net, from Latin conopeum, from Greek kōnōpion, from kōnōps mosquito Date: 14th century 1. a. a cloth covering suspended over a bed b. a cover (as of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• canopy — Synonyms and related words: Caelus, air, altar carpet, altar cloth, antimacassar, apply to, awning, azure, baldacchino, baldachin, belvedere, blanket, blind, block, blue sky, caelum, canopy of heaven, centerpiece, cerecloth, cerement, cerulean,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• canopy — can·o·py || kænÉ™pɪ n. covering; shelter; transparent cover over the cockpit of a plane; part of a parachute which opens up and fills with air; roof v. cover with a canopy (cover, awning, shade, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• canopy — i. The transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane fixed, hinged, or sliding and sometimes jettisonable by power. It also protects the occupants from airstream. In pressurized aircraft, a canopy helps hold and maintain cockpit pressure. ii …   Aviation dictionary