Associations to the word «Cupola»

Wiktionary

CUPOLA, noun. (architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
CUPOLA, noun. (military) A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.

Dictionary definition

CUPOLA, noun. A vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting.
CUPOLA, noun. A roof in the form of a dome.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats