Pronunciation spelling of ceiling.

The overhead closure of a room. / The upper limit of an object or action. / (aviation) The highest altitude at which an aircraft can safely maintain flight.

present participle of ceil

(idiomatic) An unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.

The highest altitude at which an aircraft may fly due to physical factors, such as low air density.

A fan fixture attached to a ceiling, sometimes with a built-in light.

The location above the surface of the Earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration (as opposed to thin or partial).

plural of ceiling

Alternative form of hit the roof

A dropped ceiling