cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə 
1
a
: a rounded vault resting on a usually circular base and forming a roof or a ceiling
b
: a small structure built on top of a roof
2
: a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron in the foundry that has tuyeres and tapping spouts near the bottom
3
: a raised observation post in the roof of a railroad caboose
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The new setup will be in the open space north of the cupola, beneath the LED board, rather than facing the infield crowd.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
April 1, 2025 See more Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX shared a video taken from the open nosecone of Resilience's forward hatch, revealing the spacecraft's domed cupola window with a white-blanketed landmass of one of Earth's poles passing below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Especially when seen from a panoramic cupola attached to the spacecraft, the unique views offered by Fram2’s 430-kilometer-high orbital perch are breathtakingly cool—even leaving aside the vast expanses of polar ice far below.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2025
On the hill before him, a water tower lay smashed and a cupola of a mosque was askew.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
April 1, 2025 See more Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX shared a video taken from the open nosecone of Resilience's forward hatch, revealing the spacecraft's domed cupola window with a white-blanketed landmass of one of Earth's poles passing below.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Especially when seen from a panoramic cupola attached to the spacecraft, the unique views offered by Fram2’s 430-kilometer-high orbital perch are breathtakingly cool—even leaving aside the vast expanses of polar ice far below.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2025
On the hill before him, a water tower lay smashed and a cupola of a mosque was askew.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Cupola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupola. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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cupola
noun
cu·po·la
ˈkyü-pə-lə
1
: a rounded roof or ceiling : dome
2
: a small structure built on top of a roof
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