nimbus clouds
The dark clouds characteristic of storms.
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How to use nimbus clouds in a sentence
On February 23 there was a spell of dead calm; heavy nimbus clouds and fog lowering over sea and plateau.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonDuring the whole day nimbus clouds had hung heavily from the sky, and snow had fallen in grains and star-like crystals.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonAt three P.M. the blue sky appeared in the west, and the nimbus clouds subsided.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2) | Thomas MitchellA hot wind blew from the north and now brought with it smoke and an overcast sky, which in the evening turned to nimbus clouds.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2) | Thomas Mitchell
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