Meanings
nounthundercloud (plural thunderclouds)
plural thunderclouds
- climatologyA large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
Synonyms: storm cloud
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
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nouna dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
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cumulonimbuscumulonimbus cloud
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Translations
Arabic سَحَاب رَاعِد, سَحَابَة رَاعِدَة
- سَحَاب رَاعِد (saḥāb rāʕid)cloud
- سَحَابَة رَاعِدَة (saḥāba rāʕida)cloud
- رَاعِدَة (rāʕida)cloud
Bulgarian буреносен облак, гръмотевичен облак
- буреносен облак (burenosen oblak)cloud
- гръмотевичен облак (grămotevičen oblak)cloud
Chinese Mandarin 雷雲 /雷云
- 雷雲 /雷云 (léiyún)cloud
Danish tordensky
- tordenskycloud
Finnish ukkospilvi, ukkospilvi
- ukkospilvicloud
- ukkospilvisomething menacing and brooding
German Gewitterwolke
- Gewitterwolkecloud
Hungarian viharfelhő, viharfelő
- viharfelhőcloud
- viharfelősomething menacing and brooding
Korean 뇌운, 먹구름이 끼다
- 뇌운 (noe'un)cloud
- 먹구름이 끼다 (meokgureumi kkida)something menacing and brooding
Norwegian Bokmål tordensky
- tordenskycloud
Polish chmura burzowa, burza
- chmura burzowacloud
- burzasomething menacing and brooding
Russian грозова́я
- грозова́я (grozovája)cloud
Spanish nubarrón
- nubarróncloud
Swedish åskmoln
- åskmolncloud
Turkish fırtına bulutu
- fırtına bulutucloud
Cite this entry
APA
thundercloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundercloud
MLA
“thundercloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundercloud. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thundercloud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundercloud.
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