THUNDERCLOUD

cumulonimbus, cumulonimbus cloud, thundercloud

(noun) a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thundercloud (plural thunderclouds)

A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a stormcloud

(by extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding.

Source: Wiktionary


Thun"der*cloud`, n.

Definition: A cloud charged with electricity, and producing lightning and thunder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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