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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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   A ceiling is the upper surface of a room. If you’re lying on the floor, you’re staring up at the ceiling. If you’re lying on the ceiling, you’ll be lying on the floor again soon. You may have heard the sky’s the limit — but in truth, the limit is the ceiling, both physically and metaphorically.

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