brown cloud

noun

A form of atmospheric pollution, a mixture of aerosols that absorb and scatter light, resulting from the burning of biomass and fossil fuel.

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Meanings

nounbrown cloud (plural brown clouds)

plural brown clouds

  1. A form of atmospheric pollution, a mixture of aerosols that absorb and scatter light, resulting from the burning of biomass and fossil fuel.
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