What does "cupola" mean?
Cupola: A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
Additional senses
- 2.A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.
- 3.A revoling shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
- 4.(Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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