Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of cloud. See
cloud , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Meteor.) A form of cloud. See
cloud .
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- noun
stratocumulus .
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Examples
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This morning heavy clouds of cumulostratus promised more rain, and gave
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
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Cirri and cirrostratus clouds have been very prevalent during the day, and cumulostratus during the night.
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-- Night alternately clear and cloudy; cirrocumulus and cumulostratus moving northwards; no wind; beautifully mild for the time of year; in the morning some heavy clouds on the horizon.
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The sky was partially overcast with high cumulostratus clouds, and a light breeze blew from the east, but nothing to indicate a thunderstorm in any direction.
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-- Calm night; sky overcast with hazy cumulostratus clouds; an easterly breeze sprung up towards morning, making the air much colder.
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After sunrise, cirrostratus clouds began to pass over from west to east, gradually becoming more dense, and assuming the form of cumulostratus.
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This morning heavy clouds of cumulostratus promised more rain, and gave a cool day for the last effort of the jaded animals, which the driver doubted could not be driven much farther.
Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia
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