canvas roof

collocation in English

meaningsofcanvasandroof

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canvas
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.vəs/us
/ˈkæn.vəs/
strong, rough cloth used for making tents, sails, bags, strong ...
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roof
noun[C]
uk
/ruːf/us
/ruːf/
the covering that forms the top of a building, ...
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(Definition ofcanvasandrooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The film opens with water dripping through thecanvasroofof a caravan onto the face of a crying baby.
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But the guards say that the animal heat of so many men sleeping under a singlecanvasroofkeeps them warm.
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Also, the cabin was very basic, having plywood sides, no doors and acanvasroof.
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The windscreen was able to fold down and acanvasroofcould be erected.
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In keeping with the ultra-utilitarian (and rural) design brief, thecanvasroofcould be rolled completely open.
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The platforms are on the top floor, separated from the monorail lines with fencing and covered with a largecanvasroof.
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When they returned in 1927 they rebuilt the bathhouse, but with acanvasroof.
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Each cabana (known as a beachhouse) has a wooden plank deck with acanvasroof, under which is a changing area and shower.
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Two shelters had been built, one a snow igloo with acanvasroof, the other constructed from packing cases.
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The building had wooden sides and acanvasroof, approximately 40 ft by 24 ft.
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These were available in four various configurations (with or without sliding side doors, as well as a version with acanvasroof) at a slightly higher price.
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Styles were developed into the era of the saloon coach often now fully enclosed, windows only dropping to half depth and a sliding aluminium or foldingcanvasroofsection optional.
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Many of these vans also had raised or canvas roofs to allow more capacity without expanding the floor size.
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Here they erected a number of wooden huts with canvas roofs, with a larger and superior hut as a place of public worship.
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