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cirro-ˈstratus
cirro-ˈstratus n. 
/ˌsɪrə(ʊ)ˈstrɑːtəs/, /ˌsɪroʊˈstrɑdəs/, /ˌsɪroʊˈstrædəs/ a form of cloud combining the shapes of the cirrus and stratus, consisting of horizontal or inclined sheets attenuated upwards into light cirri.
Brit. /ˌsɪrə(ʊ)ˈstreɪtəs/
, /ˌsɪrə(ʊ)ˈstreɪtəs//ˌsɪrə(ʊ)ˈstrɑːtəs/U.S. /ˌsɪroʊˈstreɪdəs/
, /ˌsɪroʊˈstreɪdəs//ˌsɪroʊˈstrɑdəs//ˌsɪroʊˈstrædəs/ΘΚΠ
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cirro-stratus1803
wane-cloud1823
strato-cirrus1880
1803 L. Howard Modif. Clouds (1865) 4 Cirro-stratus, horizontal or slightly inclined masses attenuated towards a part or the whole of their circumference, bent downward, or undulated; separate, or in groups consisting of small clouds having these characters.
1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters (ed. 3) I. 234 Low horizontal bars or fields of cloud (cirrostratus), which associate themselves so frequently more—especially before storms—with the true cumulus.
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