cupola
/ˈkjuːpələ/
small dome, turret
📚 Meanings
- 1.
A small dome or a dome-shaped, often ornamental, structure on the top of a building, often used for light or ventilation.
"The old library featured a beautiful cupola."
- 2.
A vertical cylindrical furnace used for melting pig iron or scrap for casting.
"The foundry utilized a cupola to melt scrap iron."
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The elegant building was crowned with a decorative cupola, allowing natural light to stream into the grand hall.
The elegant building was crowned with a decorative cupola, allowing natural light to stream into the grand hall.
From the cupola, visitors could enjoy panoramic views of the city skyline.
From the cupola, visitors could enjoy panoramic views of the city skyline.
Workers carefully monitored the temperature inside the cupola furnace during the casting process.
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How do you pronounce cupola?
cupola is pronounced [/ˈkjuːpələ/]. You can hear a native pronunciation on Smoveth.
What does cupola mean?
cupola means "small dome, turret". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
How difficult is cupola?
cupola is a Intermediate-level word.
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Example: "The elegant building was crowned with a decorative cupola, allowing natural light to stream into the grand hall." — used to mean "small dome, turret".
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