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stratus cloud

Other forms: stratus clouds

Definitions of stratus cloud
  1. noun
    a large dark low cloud
    synonyms: stratus
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    types:
    altostratus, altostratus cloud
    a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles
    type of:
    cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
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