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   ceiling

   /ˈsiːlɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the upper interior surface of a room or other similar compartment: "the books were stacked from floor to ceiling" Similar roofvaultvaultingplafondOpposite floor
   • ▪ an upper limit set on prices, wages, or expenditure: "the government imposed a wage ceiling of 3 per cent" Similar upper limitmaximumlimitationhighest permissible level/valueOpposite floorminimum
   • ▪ the maximum altitude that a particular aircraft can reach: "the aircraft's quoted ceiling of 24,000 feet"
   • ▪ the altitude of the base of a cloud layer.
   • 2. the inside planking of a ship's bottom and sides.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the action of lining the interior of a room with plaster or panelling): from ceil + -ing1. ceiling (sense 1) dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ceilinged adjective

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