📖 umbrella

adjective1 sense

1. covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups“an umbrella organization”

noun2 senses

1. having the function of uniting a group of similar things“the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups”
2. a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets“an air umbrella over England”
3. a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

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