anvil cloud
anvil cloud · anvil clouds
A tall thundercloud whose top has reached the tropopause and become flat, creating a…A tall thundercloud (cumulonimbus) whose top has reached the tropopause and become flat, creating a characteristic shape likened to an anvil.
» Cumulonimbus clouds are towering, anvil-shaped nimbus clouds responsible for heavy rain, snow, and hail.
Meaning
1 sensesA tall thundercloud (cumulonimbus) whose top has reached the tropopause and become flat, creating a characteristic shape likened to an anvil.
Examples
1 sentencesCumulonimbus clouds are towering, anvil-shaped nimbus clouds responsible for heavy rain, snow, and hail.
Forms
plural: anvil clouds| Singular | anvil cloud |
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