cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə 
1
a
: a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling
b
: a small structure built on top of a roof
2
: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
3
: a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
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The cupola the keeps on giving Tuesday, December 4, 2024: Few things beat the view of a good sunset, even when that view happens on repeat 16 times a day.
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The apartment is in one of two Rosario Candela buildings that flank Park Avenue at East 73rd Street, a limestone-and-brick co-op that rises into a crest of terraces and a cupola, a Candela trademark.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Veined marble columns and glass cupolas greet you at the Crosse Keys in the City of London.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
There’s a rooftop cupola, a vantage point to see the harbor and downtown’s skyline.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
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Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The apartment is in one of two Rosario Candela buildings that flank Park Avenue at East 73rd Street, a limestone-and-brick co-op that rises into a crest of terraces and a cupola, a Candela trademark.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Veined marble columns and glass cupolas greet you at the Crosse Keys in the City of London.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
There’s a rooftop cupola, a vantage point to see the harbor and downtown’s skyline.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Cupola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupola. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə
1
: a rounded roof or ceiling : dome
2
: a small structure built on top of a roof
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