'Umbrella' definitions:
Definition of 'umbrella'
From: WordNet
adjective
Covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups; "an umbrella organization"; "umbrella insurance coverage"
noun
A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
noun
A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"
noun
Having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism"
Definition of 'Umbrella'
From: GCIDE
- Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]
- 1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol. [1913 Webster]
- Underneath the umbrella's oily shed. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell. [1913 Webster]
- Umbrella ant (Zool.), the sauba ant; -- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging. Called also parasol ant.
- Umbrella bird (Zool.), a South American bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) of the family Cotingidae. It is black, with a large and handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird.
- Umbrella leaf (Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves.
- Umbrella shell. (Zool.) See Umbrella, 3.
- Umbrella tree (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({Magnolia Umbrella}) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus). [1913 Webster] Umbrere
Synonyms of 'umbrella'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aegis,
- agency,
- air cover,
- air raid,
- air support,
- arm guard,
- awning,
- backstop,
- beach umbrella,
- blind,
- bombing,
- brolly,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumbershoot,
- bumper,
- chute,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- cover,
- coverage,
- crash helmet,
- curtain,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- dodger,
- drape,
- drapery,
- drogue chute,
- dry run,
- face mask,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- gamp,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- harness,
- helmet,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- light shield,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- mask,
- milk run,
- mission,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pack,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- parachute,
- parachute jump,
- parasol,
- patent,
- patronage,
- pilot,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protection,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- reconnaissance,
- reconnaissance mission,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- scramble,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- shade,
- shader,
- shadow,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- shroud lines,
- shuttle raid,
- sky dive,
- sortie,
- strafing,
- sun helmet,
- sunblind,
- sunshade,
- training mission,
- veil,
- vent,
- windscreen,
- windshield