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dome

noun as in arched part of ceiling

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Just like at Tano’s temple, the glyph glows purple and the ship is instantly covered by a wavy purple force field the shape of a dome.

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The trunk was large and rectangular, made of wood and trimmed in brass-studded leather, with a curved lid in the shape of a dome.

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"The shutdown ends with a vote and a signature; the aftershocks show up in queues, call centres and cash-flow stress far away from the Capitol dome."

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In Los Angeles County, most residents under the city’s heavy dome of light pollution were likely unaware that the phenomenon was unfolding nearby.

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It normally takes a crane to move the massive dome, which is held down by dozens of oversized bolts.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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