wind-cloud

noun

A cloud that is associated with wind, or is believed to presage windy weather.

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Meanings

nounwind-cloud (plural wind-clouds)

plural wind-clouds

  1. A cloud that is associated with wind, or is believed to presage windy weather.

    "Last night, at sunset, there were plenty of the most respectable wind-clouds, but now there isn't a capful."

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 182
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APA

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“wind-cloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind-cloud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind-cloud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind-cloud.

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