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UK
/sˈiːlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsiɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsiɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
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an upper limit on what is allowed
there was a roof on salaries
he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him
they established a cap for prices - maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
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the overhead upper surface of a covered space
he hated painting the ceiling
How To Use ceiling In A Sentence
- The old ceiling and bar brought back many memories of happy carefree days of yore to those present.
- To make such a rectangular and austere space appropriate for music, walls are treated with acoustic plaster and ceilings are absorbent too.
- The features in this home are just too many to mention such as coffered ceilings, multi-light windows, heavy door and window casings, and other elements that give this home great charm. WN.com - Business News
- The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder.
- The easiest way to support vine crops like cucumbers and tomatoes is to tie their stems to polyethylene string running from a support bar attached to ceiling hooks or from a support frame.
- The light, a single bulb in an ethnic basket, was suspended from the ceiling and lit just the table.
- A top bunk was then pulled down from the ceiling, complete with ladder.
- Inside, Ms. Savage accented the home's 16-foot coved ceilings—original from 1926—and espresso-colored floors with earth-toned couches and classic pieces, using a long wooden bench as a living room coffee table. A Gossip Girl's Main Stage
- Option 1 is to connect the supply cable as a spur to an existing loop-in ceiling rose or junction box.
- That night I lay flat on my back and stared up at the ceiling.