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CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cumulonimbus cloud mean?
• CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD (noun)
The noun CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD has 1 sense:
1. a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Familiarity information: CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
cumulonimbus; cumulonimbus cloud; thundercloud
Hypernyms ("cumulonimbus cloud" is a kind of...):
cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)
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