Crossword clues for cupolas
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cupola \Cu"po*la\ (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl. Cupolas (-l?z). [It. cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr. cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of its resemblance to a cup turned over. See Cup, and cf. Cupule.]
(Arch.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a large scale it is usually called dome.
A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.
A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
(Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of cupola English)
Usage examples of "cupolas".
Malinari finished it for her, his night-seeing eyes taking in what they could of the near-distant silhouette: its four storeys rising up from the hill, with high gables, towerlike cupolas, and great windows.
And as the dark silhouettes of Palataki's cupolas soared above, Malinari saw at once what it was that kept the locals away from the place.
You can see the twin cupolas, and the roof of the building beneath them behind the tall pines.
From the top the view was all Trask could have wished for: almost due south, the cupolas of Palataki reflected the sunlight where they stood up from the grimly gothic building below, and to the southeast the monastery's towers were lit with gold where the cliffs fell sheer to the sea.
We may not find what we're looking for in those cupolas or even in the main building.
Each of the four cupolas stood alone, spaced at equal distances from the others around the circumference.
A nearby display showed the two mooring cupolas aft were now manned and ready.
He grinned to himself while all around the gravity pool, mooring beams flashed as ratings in the mooring cupolas drew the ship solidly into place.
There were three decks, a central rotunda, balconies of black wood and copper, a scrolled prow, observation cupolas, weapon ports, a vertical fin displaying a gold and black insignia.