cloud band

[ kloud band ]

noun

1. Meteorology. a long, broad, nearly unbroken formation of clouds with a width usually greater than one degree of latitude and a length at least four times greater than its width: Compare atmospheric river ( def ).

   In this satellite photo, a large cloud band associated with a cold front can be seen off the east coast of the United States.

2. Fine Arts. a ribbonlike stylization of a cloud found especially in Chinese art and incorporated into the designs of Persian and Far Eastern rugs and carpets:

   The traditional Chinese cloud band is most conspicuous in the border of this rug.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloud band¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

All thanks to a very slow moving cloud band across #SouthAustralia.

From The Guardian

With a rain cloud band 560 miles wide, combined with seasonal monsoon rains, there are fears the typhoon could trigger landslides and flash floods.

From The Guardian

With its enormous cloud band, the slow-moving typhoon drenched the northern part of the Philippines with rain for days before pummeling the area with fierce winds, setting off landslides and floods and knocking down walls, the cause of the majority of casualties in that country, said Benito Ramos, who heads the Office of Civil Defense.

From Wall Street Journal

With its enormous cloud band, the typhoon drenched the northern Philippines with rain for days before pummeling the area with fierce wind, setting off landslides and floods and toppling walls that left at least 10 ...

From Wall Street Journal

Working in the distinctive naturalist style of the Scottish school, with a restrained Romantic feeling for barren immensity, the artist jotted down the purplish and pinkish hues of a long cloud band and their steely reflections in the water set off by the dull greenish turf in the foreground.

From New York Times