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Collocations for umbrella - noun

ADJECTIVE

rolled
beach, sun
golf
nuclear, protective (both figurative)
the American nuclear umbrella over Europe
corporate (figurative, esp. AmE)
broad (figurative)
the broad umbrella of alternative medicine

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VERB + umbrella

open, put up, unfurl
fold
carry, hold

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umbrella + NOUN

stand
stroller (AmE)
body (esp. BrE), company, group, organization (all figurative)
an umbrella group including members of opposition parties
name, term, title (all figurative)
‘Herb’ is an umbrella term covering many types of plant.

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PREPOSITION

under an/the umbrella
She was fast asleep under a big beach umbrella.
the two areas brought together under the umbrella of the committee (figurative)

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