cupola

noun

cu·po·la | \ ˈkyü-pə-lə

Definition of cupola

1a : a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling

b : a small structure built on top of a roof

2 : a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom

3 : a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose

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Highlights include dinner in the great room and drinks on the cupola at sunset. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fallbrook Democratic Club receives Club of the Year Award," 20 June 2019 Highlights include dinner in the great room and drinks on the cupola at sunset. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fallbrook Democratic Club receives Club of the Year Award," 20 June 2019 Highlights include dinner in the great room and drinks on the cupola at sunset. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Encinitas Senior of the Year selected," 10 June 2019 She’s hoping to raise money to restore it and to re-create two cypress cupolas that once crowned the hall. — Molly Hennessy-fiske, latimes.com, "Texas once had 1,000 dance halls. Now there’s a rush to save those that remain," 4 June 2019 Now, the Russian Airborne Forces plan on using the new Bakhcha-UPDS multi-cupola parachute system to drop BMDs with paratroopers already inside. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Plans to Airdrop Armored Vehicles—With Crew Inside," 1 Aug. 2017 Some Italianate homes even feature a square tower or cupola that rises out of the center of the house, adding to the Tuscan villa feel. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "Everything You Need To Know About Victorian Homes," 6 Nov. 2018 The cupola at the top of the building where a telescope was positioned so that King George III could view the stars. — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, "A London Rental Reaches for the Stars," 5 Sep. 2018 In the distance looms the Gothic cupola of the parliament, a fairy-tale concoction trumpeting the pride of a nation that once commanded more than four times its current size. — András Szántó, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Budapest Is Europe's Unlikely Capital of Hedonism," 29 Aug. 2018

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