"banner cloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: banner clouds [plural]
Etymology: banner + cloud From being a banner-like cloud that hangs off a mountain like a flapping flag Etymology templates: {{compound|en|banner|cloud}} banner + cloud Head templates: {{en-noun}} banner cloud (plural banner clouds)
  1. (meteorology) a small, triangular cloud, extending downwind from the peak of a mountain as if a flag, or banner. Categories (topical): Clouds, Meteorology Translations (small, triangular cloud): Bannerwolke [feminine] (German)

Inflected forms

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