"storm cloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storm clouds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} storm cloud (plural storm clouds)
  1. (meteorology) A dark and ominous cloud that appears to indicate a coming storm. Categories (topical): Clouds, Meteorology Synonyms: thundercloud Translations (rain cloud with potential to bring a storm): хма́ра (xmára) [feminine] (Belarusian), хма́ра (xmára) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), 風暴雲 (Chinese Mandarin), 风暴云 (fēngbàoyún) (Chinese Mandarin), 烏雲 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌云 (wūyún) (Chinese Mandarin), 黑雲 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑云 (hēiyún) (Chinese Mandarin), onweerswolk [feminine] (Dutch), myrskypilvi (Finnish), nuage orageux [masculine] (French), nubarrón [masculine] (Galician), საავდრო ღრუბელი (saavdro ɣrubeli) (Georgian), საწვიმარი ღრუბელი (sac̣vimari ɣrubeli) (Georgian), წვიმის ღრუბელი (c̣vimis ɣrubeli) (Georgian), Gewitterwolke [feminine] (German), Wetterwolke [feminine] (German), ជើងខ្យល់ (cəəng khyɑl) (Khmer), ស្យាម (syaam) (Khmer), ជលធរ (cŭəllĕəʼthɔɔ) (Khmer), អ័ព្ភសន្និបាត (ʼap sɑnnibaat) (Khmer), atiru (Maori), paroro (Maori), ту́ча (túča) [feminine] (Russian), nubarrón [masculine] (Spanish), хма́ра (xmára) [feminine] (Ukrainian), כמאַרע (khmare) [feminine] (Yiddish)

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