cloud ceiling

noun

The location above the surface of the Earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration (as opposed to thin or partial).

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Meanings

nouncloud ceiling (plural cloud ceilings)

plural cloud ceilings

  1. The location above the surface of the Earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration (as opposed to thin or partial).

Translations

Polish pułap chmur
  • pułap chmurthe location above the surface of the earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration
Tagalog salagulap
  • salagulapthe location above the surface of the earth where the lowest layer of clouds are reported as broken, overcast or obscuration
Cite this entry
APA

cloud ceiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20ceiling

MLA

“cloud ceiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20ceiling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud ceiling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20ceiling.

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