umbrella
伞,伞状,雨伞,伞状物
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Definitions
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- : a light, small, portable, usually circular cover for protection from rain or sun, consisting of a fabric held on a collapsible frame of thin ribs radiating from the top of a carrying stick or handle.
- : the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish; bell.
- : something that covers or protects from above, as military aircraft safeguarding surface forces: an air umbrella.
- : any general kind of protection: a price umbrella.
- : something, as an organization or policy, that covers or encompasses a number of groups or elements.
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- : shaped like or intended to perform the function of an umbrella.
- : having the quality or function of covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items, elements, or groups: an umbrella organization; umbrella coverage in an insurance policy.
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Examples
I think what happens is that at the federal level the umbrella is so big that it would be impossible for them to get anything done without the involvement of the people and the local city council.
The company announced today that Ryan Gellert will become CEO of Patagonia Works, the umbrella company for all its ventures, from clothing to smoked salmon to documentaries.
User experience isn’t just one ranking factor but an umbrella term for quite a few.
Each moss ball acts like a tiny umbrella, shading the ice beneath it.
Examples of untangling the mess under the umbrella of supply-path optimization will likely continue to grow.
And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
The program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
The law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.”
Think of them as the Monuments Men and Women of the Umbrella Movement.
From Carnations to Umbrella, the history and importance of names people give to nonviolent movements.
She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the which he had lifted.