cloud banknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈklaʊd ˌbæŋk/us/ˈklaʊd ˌbæŋk/a big, low mass of cloud
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
- billow
- cloud-capped
- cloudy
- condensation
- cumulonimbus
- dewdrop
- fog
- fog up
- hazy
- miasma
- pea soup
- smog
- steam
- steamy
- storm cloud
- stratocumulus
- thundercloud
- vapour trail
- visibility
- whiteout
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Examples from literature
- But woolly, white cloud banks sailed lazily aloft, intensifying by contrast the blue of the sky.
- I don't like the look of that haze and that cloud bank.
- Light fleeces of cloud drifted in the azure sky, but to the west heavy cloud banks threatened with rain.
- The farmer considered, casting an anxious glance at the cloud bank into which the sun had sunk.
- Three gleaming specks had just burst through a cloud bank to the north.