Topic: BUILDINGS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | ceil 'to provide with a ceiling' (16-20 centuries), probably from Latin caelare 'to cut into a surface' |
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cei‧ling S3 W3
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[countable]1TBB the inner surface of the top part of a room [↪ roof]: rooms with high ceilings a light hanging from the ceiling
rooms with high ceilingsa light hanging from the ceiling2 the largest number or amount of something that is officially allowed
impose/set/put a ceiling (on something) The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars.
The government imposed a ceiling on imports of foreign cars.3TTA technical the greatest height an aircraft can fly at or the level of the clouds
