cloud

/klaʊd/ noun

Definition

WEATHER [C, U] › a white or grey mass that floats in the sky, made of small water drops: rain/storm clouds The entire region is covered in thick cloud.

DIRTY AIR [C] › a mass of gas or very small pieces of something floating in the air: a cloud of dust/smoke

cloudless adjective › without clouds

(Definition of cloud noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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