What does "cupola" mean?

Cupola: A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.
  2. 3.A revoling shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.
  3. 4.(Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.

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