1
a
: the overhead inside lining of a room
The room has a high ceiling.
b
: material used to ceil a wall or roof of a room
2
: something thought of as an overhanging shelter or a lofty canopy
a ceiling of stars
3
a
: the height above the ground from which prominent objects on the ground can be seen and identified
b
: the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is obscured
4
a
b
5
: an upper usually prescribed limit
a ceiling on prices, rents, and wages
Examples of ceiling in a Sentence
The house has low ceilings.
The airplane has a ceiling of 32,000 feet.
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The new proposal would nearly double that ceiling, setting a new cap at 15% for cities under 30,000 people.
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Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
The Malibu oceanfront corner one-bedroom suites are standouts for their floor-to-ceiling windows and posh dining areas with stellar views of the beach and the nearby pier that lights up the night sky with its kaleidoscopic Ferris wheel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
The new proposal would nearly double that ceiling, setting a new cap at 15% for cities under 30,000 people.
—Mark Dee
march 6, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
That meant a textured white wallpaper Colding found at Thibaut paired with a paint-splatter pattern for the ceiling.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceiling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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ceiling
noun
ceil·ing
ˈsē-liŋ 
1
: the overhead inside lining of a room
2
: something that hangs over or is above
3
: the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds when over half of the sky is hidden by clouds
4
: the greatest height at which an airplane can operate efficiently
5
: an upper usually prescribed limit
a ceiling on prices
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