clouds

1. Particles of water or ice suspended in the air. ( See cirrus clouds , cumulus clouds , nimbus clouds , and stratus clouds .)

Example Sentences

When John Folkes was 19 years old, he was on board a plane ordered to fly through four atomic bomb mushroom clouds.

From BBC

“In 2019, the conditions lined up with the snowpack, wind, moisture blowing off the mountain and the light filtering through the clouds that creates a perfect orange.”

From Los Angeles Times

As the future clouds for Walt Disney Co.’s lucrative theme parks business, one bright spot continues to be its cruise line.

From Los Angeles Times

Several airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali due to dangerous ash clouds from a volcano near the Indonesian holiday island.

From BBC

While the causes of contrails have been known about for decades, it’s only in recent years that the climate warming impact of these human generated clouds has been recognised.

From BBC

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