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  • 1Thunderstorm — Electrical storm redirects here. For other uses, see Electrical storm (disambiguation). A typical thunderstorm A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather… …

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  • 2Cloud, Castle, Lake — (ISBN 0 14 102235 3) is a short story anthology by Vladimir Nabokov. It features five stories: The Admiralty Spire, Razor, A Russian Beauty, Cloud, Castle, Lake, and Signs and Symbols …

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  • 3thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …

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  • 4Cloud — For other uses, see Cloud (disambiguation). Cumulus cloudscape over Swifts Creek, Australia A cloud …

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  • 5cloud — cloudlike, adj. /klowd/, n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth s surface. 2. any similar mass, esp. of smoke or dust. 3. a dim or obscure area in something otherwise… …

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  • 6Cloud suck — Towering cumulus clouds are often associated with cloud suck Cloud suck is a phenomenon commonly known in paragliding and hang gliding where pilots experience significant lift due to a thermal under the base of cumulus clouds, especially towering …

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  • 7Cloud cover — Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons Spring · Summer Autumn  …

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  • 8cloud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. haze (see cloudiness, obscurity); flight (see assemblage). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fog at a distance from the earth] Syn. haze, mist, rack, fogginess, haziness, film, puff, billow, frost, nebula,… …

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  • 9thunderstorm — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. electric storm, squall, downpour; see thunder , storm 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. thundershower, thunder squall, *thunder boomer, cloudburst, electrical storm. WORD FIND • cloud: cumulonimbus, thunderhead •… …

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  • 10Wall cloud — A wall cloud, or pedestal cloud, is a cloud formation associated with thunderstorms. It is a marked lowering typically beneath the rain free base (RFB) portion of a deep cumulus cloud (normally cumulonimbus but on occasion cumulus congestus), and …

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