1 (also BrE informal brolly) an object with a folding circular frame of metal rods covered with material, that you use to protect yourself from the rain or from hot sun:
I put up my umbrella. * colourful beach umbrellas * a rolled / furled umbrella * an umbrella stand
comparePARASOL, SUNSHADE
2 a thing that contains or includes many different parts or elements:
Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority. * an umbrella organization / group / fund * 'Contact sports' is an umbrella term for a variety of different sports.
3 (written) a country or system that protects people:
For decades the United States with its nuclear weapons was the umbrella for the western world.
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