sub-cloud cars

A form of sub-cloud car — A lookout found on airships: a capsule slung underneath an airship, reeled out below the cloud deck to navigate by landform when the airship itself is enveloped in clouds or flying above clouds.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sub-cloud car
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“sub-cloud cars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-cloud%20cars. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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