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cupola

Syllabification: (cu·po·la)

Pronunciation: /ˈkyo͞opələ/

Translate cupola | into Italian

Definition of cupola

noun

a small dome, especially a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling.
a gun turret; a small domed hatch above a gun turret on some tanks.
(also cupola furnace) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above.