cupola
cupola is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a small structure standing on the top of a dome; a lantern called?
- What is a furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works called?
- What is a revoling shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance called?
- What is the top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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