transcription, транскрипция: [ si:lɪŋ ]
( ceilings)
1.
A ceiling is the horizontal surface that forms the top part or roof inside a room.
The rooms were spacious, with tall windows and high ceilings...
The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
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2.
A ceiling on something such as prices or wages is an official upper limit that cannot be broken.
...an informal agreement to put a ceiling on salaries...
The agreement sets the ceiling of twenty-two-point-five million barrels a day on OPEC production.
= limit
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