Ceiling | Mean of ceiling in English Dictionary

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/

• Noun
• the inside surface at the top of a room
1. The house has low ceilings.
2. a plaster ceiling
3. a ceiling fan [=a fan that hangs from the ceiling of a room]
4. a ceiling of stars/clouds
• an upper limit
1. a price ceiling
2. The government has put/set/imposed a ceiling on automobile emissions.
3. Fuel prices are going through the ceiling. [=fuel prices are quickly getting much higher]
• the greatest height at which an aircraft can fly
1. The airplane has a ceiling of 32,000 feet.