cloud suck

noun

An atmospheric phenomenon which produces extreme lift in a thermal updraft from underneath a cumulus cloud, which may suck the aviator and aircraft high into the clouds.

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Meanings

nouncloud suck (plural cloud sucks)

plural cloud sucks

  1. aeronauticsAn atmospheric phenomenon which produces extreme lift in a thermal updraft from underneath a cumulus cloud, which may suck the aviator and aircraft high into the clouds.
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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