Meanings
plural undercasts
- countableuncountableclimatologyAn unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
Undercast is common on Mount Washington.
Antonyms: overcast
- countableuncountablebusinessAn air-passage crossing a road in a mine by means of an airtight box or channel beneath it.
present singular third person undercasts · participle present undercasting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes undercasted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes undercasted
- To allocate the parts in (a play or film) to insufficiently skilled actors.
- To throw under or beneath.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unbroken or nearly unbroken cloud layer below the point of observation.
Origin
- Middle Englishundercasten
- Englishundercast
From Middle English undercasten, equivalent to under- + cast.
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undercast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercast
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