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mackerel sky
mackerel skyn. Chiefly Northeastern US A sky covered with many small cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, resembling the markings found on a mackerel. Also called regionally buttermilk sky.mackerel sky n (Physical Geography) a sky patterned with cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds [from the similarity to the pattern on a mackerel's back]mack′erel sky′
n. a sky marked by cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds scattered like the markings on a mackerel's back. [1660–70] mackerel sky - One with rows of white fluffy clouds resembling the pattern on a mackerel's back.See also related terms for rows.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mackerel sky - a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus cloudssky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth |
Translationsmackerel sky
mackerel sky[′mak·rəl ′skī] (meteorology) A sky with considerable cirrocumulus or small-element altocumulus clouds, resembling the scales on a mackerel. mackerel skyA condition in which there are rows of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds in the sky, which look like scales of a mackerel fish.mackerel sky
Words related to mackerel skynoun a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus cloudsRelated Words |