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ceiling(dictionary)
ceiling(encyclopedia)
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Ceiling(finance)
Ceiling Zero(tourism)
Ceiling(money)
Wage Ceiling(money)
Price Ceiling(money)
Glass Ceiling(money)

ceiling (iou)



ceiling noun. Also cieling. ME.
[from CEIL verb + -ING1.]
The action of CEIL verb. arch. ME.
The wooden lining of a room; panelling; wainscoting. Long obsolete exc. dial. LME.
b. Nautical. The inside planking or lining of a ship's bottom and sides. LME.
A screen of tapestry; a curtain. LME-M17.
The undercovering of the roof of a room, concealing timbers etc.; the top of a room or other compartment. M16.
hit the ceiling colloq. become very angry. suspended ceiling: see SUSPENDED ppl adjective.
transf. & fig.
a. Aeronautics. The maximum altitude which a given aircraft can attain under specified conditions. E20.
b. Meteorology. (The altitude of) the base of a cloud layer. M20.
c. gen. An upper limit (to quantity, prices, etc.); a maximum. M20.