cupola

cu·po·la  (kyp-l)

n.

1. Architecture

a. A vaulted roof or ceiling.

b. A small dome set on a circular or polygonal base or resting on pillars.

c. A domelike structure surmounting a roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air.

2. A cylindrical shaft type of blast furnace used for remelting metals, usually iron, before casting.

3. A small rounded and domed structure, as for observation, on a tracked, armored vehicle.

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[Italian, from Late Latin cpula, diminutive of Latin cpa, tub.]

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cupo·laed (-ld) adj.

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cupola [kew-pol-la]

Noun

1. a domed roof or ceiling

2. a small dome on the top of a roof

3. an armoured revolving gun turret on a warship [Latin cupa tub]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cupola - a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting furnace - an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
	2.	cupola - a roof in the form of a dome dome - a hemispherical roof

Translations

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → cúpula

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → coupole f

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → Kuppel f

cupola [ˈkjuːpələ] n → cupola