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Ceiling

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
A ceiling is the upper interior surface of a room, which lies overhead.

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A single two-arm gas-pipe descended from the center of the ceiling.

Do you see that hole in the ceiling?

The room was all mirrors – walls, floor, ceiling.

Etymology:

etymology
Originating in the Middle English term celyng, meaning lining, from Latin celare, meaning to hide, as it hides and covers a room's framework.

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